Andhra Pradesh Speaker Dr. Kodela Siva Prasad Rao offered prayers in the temple of Lord Venkateswara on Saturday. On his arrival at Sri Vari Temple, the priests and officials have welcomed the Speaker with Temple honors and led him to the sanctum sanctorum.
Later he offered prayers to the presiding deity of Lord Venkateswara, Vakula mata, Ananda Nilayam Vimana Venkateswara, Bhashyakarla Sannidhi and Yoga Narasimha Swamy in the Sanctum Sanctorum. After offering prayers, the Vedic Pundits rendered Vedasirvachanam to the Speaker at Ranganayakula Mandapam. Later Tirupati JEO Pola Bhaskar offered prasadams to the Hon’ble Speaker. Deputy EOs, Chinnamgari Ramana, Rama Rao, OSD Lakshminarayana Yadav and other officials were also present.
DGP offers Prayers
A P Director General of Police J V Ramudu, accompanied by his wife, offered prayers to Sri Venkateswara at Tirumala Saturday afternoon. (NSS)