IS THIS TRUE - Rare picture of the Lord Venkateswara?

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Hi All

 

There has been a quite a number of e-mails and pictures floating,

claiming that "this is a very rare photograph of Balaji - taken

inside the Tirumala temple many years ago. In the history of Tirumala

Temple only 2 times photos were allowed to be taken"

Please refer http://web.njit.edu/~sk33/tirupati_balaji.htm

 

Can scholars or bhaktas throw light if this is really the true

picture of the lord? I cannot really believe that a photograph would

have been allowed inside the "Anantha Nilayam", where the rules of

the agamas are strictly followed even in the case of VVIPs.

Further I have never seen the Lord without a single flower on his

divine "moola beram" and there are unconventional jewels bedecking

him. I have my own doubts that this picture is "manufactured"

 

Any thoughts on this issue will really dispel the clouds of doubt and

also the commercial exploits of this picture amongst the devout

Hindus.

 

Did anybody had a chance to verify this claim with the TTD?

 

Thanks

Ravishankar Kannabiran