100 crore Lord Balaji temple in Chennai???

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Soon, a Lord Balaji temple in Chennai

December 29, 2005 14:52 IST

 

Construction of a Rs 100 crore Lord Balaji temple in Chennai, similar to

the Lord Venkateswara temple at Tirumala near Tirupati, is likely to commence in

2006.

The Tamil Nadu government's response to the request by Tirumala Tirupati

Devasthanam, which administers the famous hill shrine, for a five acre plot in

the city had been 'very good', K Anandkumar Reddy, President of the Local

Advisory Committee of the TTD Information Centre in Chennai, said on Thursday.

The land identification process was on. "We were shown four or five places in

the city. But our Agama and Vaasthu experts have not approved these. However,

the land will soon be identified and construction work is likely to commence in

2006", he said.

He added that once approved, the TTD will spend up to Rs 100 crore for the

construction of the temple.

"The TTD board is keen to have a Balaji temple in Chennai as nearly two-thirds

of devotees who come for darshan at Tirumala, are from Tamil Nadu," he said.