Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh), May 12 (PTI) A Mumbai devotee donated over Rs 1 crore to Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams Sri Venkateswara Pranadana Trust on Tuesday.
The donation demand draft was handed over
to TTD Additional Executive Officer Ch Venkaiah Chowdary at his camp office in Tirumala.
“Vijay Ramesh Chandra from Mumbai donated Rs 1.03 crore to the TTD Sri Venkateswara Pranadana Trust,” an official press release from the temple body said.
Established in 2001, Sri Venkateswara Pranadana Trust aims to provide free medical facilities to poor patients suffering from life-threatening diseases related to heart, kidneys, brain, cancer and others.
TTD is the official custodian of Sri Venkateswara temple in Tirupati, considered the richest Hindu shrine in the world. PTI MS KH
