Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) has today presented gold ornaments worth Rs 5.5 crore, to the famed Tirumala temple of lord Balaji as a thanksgiving gesture for the formation of the state. He will stay in the Srikrishna guest house along with 16 family members.
According to official sources, KCR has visit Tirumala temple in Andhra Pradesh which is one of the richest shrines in the country and completed his offering to the lord .
KCR stayed for the night on Feb 21 at Tirumala. On the following morning, he presented the gold Saligrama Haram. Later, he will visit Alivelu Mangapuram at Tirupati and present a gold nose-stud to Goddess Padmavati. Rao will then meet his old friend Shankar Reddy in Tirupati and have lunch with him. He will return to Hyderabad on the same day, February 22.
K V Ramanachary, advisor to the Telangana government on culture, told that the Andhra Pradesh government has invited KCR for the inauguration of renovated Raja Gopuram (Royal Entrance) of Srikalahasti temple also but he could not make it.
“From there, he is planning to visit Tirumala temple the following day to fulfil his long-pending vow.
KCR would present a Saligrama Haram (lotus model golden necklace), weighing about 14.9 kg and a five-row Kante (carcanet), weighing 4.65 kg to Lord Venkateshwara. The total value of the ornaments is said to be around Rs 5.5 crore.
“The ornaments are ready and in the custody of the TTD. Once KCR goes there, he would present them to the Lord,” .Ramanachary who is also the Chairman for the Brahmana Parishad was the EO for TTD also. It is most likely that he might accompany the CM to TTD.
Known for his staunch religious faiths, KCR, during the days of movement for separate Telangana, sought to appease gods and goddesses by presenting them with gold ornaments. He had vowed to present a golden crown to goddess Bhadrakali of Warangal, Bangaru Meesalu (golden moustache) to lord Veerabhadra Swamy at Kuravi in Warangal, Mukku Pudaka (nose stud) to goddess Kanaka Durga in Vijayawada and goddess Padmavathi in Tiruchanur.
Except Bhadrakali, KCR is yet to fulfil his vows to the gods and goddesses, almost 3 years after Telangana was carved out of Andhra Pradesh.
KCR is drawing the funds from the state exchequer—the Common Good Fund of the Endowments Department—to fulfil them.
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