Mega Star Amitabh is likely to offer a mega offering to Lord Balaji

January 16, 2006

Mega Star Amitabh is likely to offer a mega offering to Lord Balaji TIRUPATI, JAN.16 (TIRUPATITIMES.COM) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan is likely to

make a mega offering, perhaps first of its’ kind in the recent centuries, a set of “Diamond Studded Hasthams” (Palms) at the famous hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara, richest in India, at Tirumala near here soon. TTD Special Officer, Mr. A.V.Dharma Reddy has said today, that during his visit to the shrine on Dec. 26 last, Mr, Bahchan had expressed a desire to the Temple officials to offer something to the Lord of Seven hills. One of the official has

suggested him to offer the diamond set Kati Hastham and Vikunta Hastham and for which Mr. Bachchan agreed to do it and the cost of the mega offering would be between Rs.8 and 9 crore, Mr. Dharma Reddy said. Accompanied by his wife Jaya, son Abhishek, Reliance Infocomm Chief Anil Ambani, wife Tina, and Samajwadi leader Amar Singh, Mr Bachchan who underwent a successful operation for intestine problems in November, offered worship at the Hill Temple last month, Mr. Reddy said. The Tirumala temple that had a very rich offerings during the dynasties of Chola, Pallava and Vijayanagara, has started receiving a large number of diamond set offerings since last two decades from the devotees not only from all over the country but also from Sri Lanka and several countries in the Gulf, temple sources said. A devotee hailing from Andhra Pradesh has donated a diamond set Mukha Pattka (Forehead Band) worth Rs.1-4 crore in December last, temple sources said adding that earlier, the Kanchi Shankaracharya, Sri Jayedra Saraswathi accompanied his junior Sri Vijayendra Saraswathi had made an offering of a 11.5 kg Golden Crown studded with 180 carats of

diamonds, rubies, emeralds and other precious stones to the hill temple in October in 2004. http://www.tirupatitimes.com/ Send instant messages to your online friends http://in.messenger.