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  1. Jagan’s Tirumala visit creates controversy

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    / May 2, 2012 / Leave a comment
    The visit of YSR Congress party president YS Jaganmohan Reddy to Tirumala’s Balaji Temple today turned controversial with critics saying he went in for a darshan without signing the formal declaration about his faith in Lord Balaji, violating temple rules. TTD rules require people belonging to non-Hindu religions to sign...

  3. I am a Brahmin but he is not a Reddy

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    / April 18, 2012 / 2 Comments
    “I am a Brahmin and I am the Congress general secretary,” said Rahul Gandhi during a review meeting of the abysmal results in the Uttar Pradesh elections, after the Brahmin lobby reportedly tried to pin the blame the debacle on the party’s aggressive wooing of the minorities and other castes....

  4. Shirdi closing in on Tirumala

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    / April 7, 2012 / Leave a comment
    Source : AP News Live Tirumala is India’s richest temple. But Lord Venkateswara is likely to be overtaken by Sai Baba of Shirdi, if present trends are any indication. Sai Baba, who combined the teachings of Islam and Hinduism, came to Shirdi in Maharashtra in 1850s and became a popular...

  5. Tirumala temple starts 2012-13 with a record

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    / April 2, 2012 / Leave a comment
    The richest God in the world started the new financial year 2012-13 on a high note. Lord Venkateswara’s shrine at Tirumala received the highest hundi collection ever – Rs 5.73 crores – on April 1, setting a new record. A clear sign that this is one place where there is...

  6. Tirumala panorama

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    / October 6, 2011 / Leave a comment
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  10. Waking up Lord Venkateswara

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    / October 1, 2011 / Leave a comment
    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...