Two US-based NRIs donate Rs 14 crore to Lord Balaji temple in Andhra
Tirupati, Aug 10: Two US-based NRI entrepreneurs have made a princely donation of Rs 14 crore to the famous hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara at nearby Tirumala in Andhra Pradesh on Friday, a temple official said.
The devotees, who are friends and wished to remain anonymous, made the offering on the auspicious day of Goddess Sri Varalakshmi Vratham festival, the official said.
After offering prayers with their family members at the cash-rich hill shrine, they handed over a demand draft for Rs 14 crore to A V Dharma Reddy, the Special Officer of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), that governs the over 2,000 year old temple, the temple official said.
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The devotees requested the temple officials to use the funds for different TTD-run public welfare trusts.
This
is
the
second
straight
year
the
two
have
made
a
similar
offering.
In
July
last
year,
they
had
donated
Rs
13.5
crore
to
the
shrine
with
a
request
to
use
it
for
different
TTD
trusts,
the
official
added.