TTD to celebrate Platinum Jubilee in June

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TTD to celebrate Platinum Jubilee in June

 

 

 

By Amudala Satyanarayana

 

 

 

Tirupati, April 27,2008 (TIRUPATITIMES.COM)

 

 

 

Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) which manages the famous hill

shrine of Lord Venkateswara at Tirumala near would soon construct

pilgrims accommodations in a big way at an estimated cost of about

Rs.314 crore on the hills.

 

 

 

The TTD board in its monthly meeting on the hills has today resolved a

decision to provide accommodations for 12,000 more pilgrims for their

short stay during their visit to the hill temple, TTD Chairman, Mr. B.

Karunakara Reddy told media persons.

 

 

 

A multi storied massive free meal complex with a 10,000 seating capacity

including modern kitchen facilities would also be constructed on the

hills at the earliest, he said.

 

 

 

The TTD would conduct Platinum Jubilee Celebrations called as

Amruthotsavam here in June next to mark the completion of 75 years for

the TTD which took the reigns of the hill temple in 1933 from Sri Swamy

Hathiranjee Mutt, a Charitable out-fit, he added.

 

 

 

Temple sources said that to look after Tirumala hill temple, the

combined Madras state legislature passed a special act in 1933 whereby

the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) committee was invested with

powers of administration and control through a commissioner appointed by

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