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Tirumala in full splendour
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The Brahmotsavam at Tirumala
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Waking up Lord Venkateswara
By TSR Reporter Before the Brahmotsavam began at Tirumala this week, special attention was paid to the 19 instruments that are used to `wake’ him up. 7 lakh rupees were spent on the repair the instruments, that are said to be Lord Venkateswara’s favorites. Four times a day, the instruments... -
Lord Venkateswara’s crown of controversy
By Uma Sudhir It was with great fanfare that Gali Janardhana Reddy, then Karnataka’s tourism minister, had offered a 42 crore rupees worth diamond-studded crown to Lord Venkateswara of Tirumala. Thanksgiving, he said to the Lord of the Seven Hills. Ironic, considering he is singularly responsible for robbing Bellary... -
The Worldly God
Posted by Ram Ramnath August 13, 2011 Leave a commentBy Ram Ramnath The setting is majestic. As He lords over (what else?) the seven hills, His vast army of devotees pours in for but a moment’s tryst with Him. Even a 24×7 regimen at the sanctum sanctorum is not quite enough, it appears, to salve the pilgrims’ restless...