Singapore minister offer prayers at Tirumala
TIRUMALA: Minister for Foreign Affairs of Singapore K Shanmugam offered prayers in the temple of Lord Venkateswara at Tirumala on Sunday morning.
On his arrival, Shanmugam was accorded a grand reception by the minister for social welfare and tribal welfare for AP Ravela Kishore Babu and JEO KS Sreenivasa Raju and temple priests and escorted him to the sanctum sanctorum.
Inside the sanctum sanctorum, priests of Tirumala temple explained to the visiting dignitary about the significance of Lord and the jewels adorned to the presiding deity.
The Minister of Singapore spent few minutes praying before the presiding deity of Lord Venkateswara and later reached Ranganayakula Mandapam where he was accorded Aaseervachanam by temple priests.
Meanwhile, Sri Sri Sri Viswha Vallabhatirtha Swamy of Sri Sode Vadiraja Matha, Udipi visited Sri Vari Temple on Sunday. Joint Executive Officer KS Sreenivasa Raju and priests welcomed him.
News Posted: 7 July, 2014
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