Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) Chairman Bhumana Karunakar Reddy on Thursday mentioned copies of the Bhagavad Gita in Tamil, Hindi, Kannada, and English will probably be distributed amongst college students.
The TTD was within the strategy of distributing one crore copies of the e book translated into Telugu to college students.
Addressing journalists in Chennai, he mentioned Chathrams (choultries) can be constructed each 25-km enroute to Tirupati by way of Vellore and Periyapalam for devotees who journey on foot to the hill shrine. These areas will enable devotees to remain in a single day within the dormitories and cook dinner meals.
Leopard sightings
With regard to leopards being on the prowl in Tirumala forests, Reddy mentioned six animals had been caught to this point and 170 Forest Division personnel had been combing the close by forests for extra animals. Traps had been positioned at common intervals and devotees climbing up the hill had been being despatched in teams together with safety guards and forest division workers. Devotees with kids as much as the age of 12 had been being allowed to climb up until 2 pm and adult-only teams until 10 pm, he added.
Businessman AJ Sekhar, who took over the submit of chairman of Native Advisory Committee (LAC) for the third time period, mentioned to this point ₹19 crore had been collected from devotees for renovation and reconstruction of the Sri Venkateswara Perumal temple at T Nagar. The bhumi puja can be held in six months. The TTD plans to carry extra Thirukalyanams quickly. A kalyana mandapam has been deliberate on 1.5 acres of land in Royapettah.
Espresso desk e book
Earlier, Reddy launched the fourth impression of Tirumala – The Seven Hills of Salvation, a espresso desk e book by The Hindu on the holy shrine of Lord Venkateswara in Tirumala. THG Publishing Pvt Ltd LV CEO Navaneeth, businessline Editor Raghuvir Srinivasan, and Sekhar had been current.
The e book, priced at ₹1,499, is on the market in The Hindu’s on-line bookstore at https://publications.thehindugroup.com/bookstore/.