Tirumala, Sep 11: Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) Executive Officer AV Dharma Reddy on Saturday said Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy, on behalf of the state government, will present ‘pattu vastrams’ to the hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara on September 27 and also inaugurate the brand new Parakamani Bhavan on September 28.
Addressing reporters after the Dial Your EO program here, Reddy said the CM will also participate in the Pedda Sesha vahana on the night of September 27. TTD EO said the Parakamani Bhavan built at a cost of 23 crore donation, has all ultra modern facilities for counting coins, currencies and strong rooms.
TTD EO appealed to devotees not to believe in the malicious campaign by some vested interests that the SRIVANI Trust funds were usurped by the state government. He said the Trust has collected a sum of 516 crore so far and the TTD Board decided to build 1342 temples in remote areas for the benefit of SC/ST/BC and fishermen communities.
In the first phase, 502 temples have been built and work has begun in coordination with Samarasata Seva Foundation to build 111 temples in the second phase at a cost of 10 lakhs for each temple. TTD is setting aside 2000 per month for the conduct of Dhoopa and Deepa activities in these temples besides training youth from these regions at SVETA Bhavan in archakas skills and appointing them later in these temples, he said.
