The ambitious program of the Tirumala Tirupati Dewasthanam’s to gold plate the entire sanctorum of Srivari Temple at Tirumala has received spontaneous response during the Srivari Brahmotsavam-2009. On the first day itself two kgs of gold donations were committed to the Ananda Nilaya Anant Swaramaya pathakam. The TTD chairman Sri. AdiKeshavulu Naidu says that the TTD board has taken up this unique program as per the suggestions of Agama Shastra pundits and the Peethadhipathis of the Vaikhanasa cult to enhance the divine energy of the grand idol of Lord Venkateswara . The exercise of gold plating the Srivari Temple began way back in 1267 when the then Pandyan King Sundara Pandyan took up gold plating of the kalasham of ton the gopuram of Ananda Nilayam sanctum.Later the Saluva King Mungidevudu in 1359 and the Vijayanagara emperor Sri Krishna Devaraya provided in 15th century donated over 1000 kgs of gold for the gold plating of the entire gopuram of the sanctum of the Srivari temple. In 1958 the Temple authorities got the sanctum outer wall ( frontal face of 200 sq meters ) gold plated with 12 kgs of gold donated by the devotees. The TTD board decided to gold plate the Ananda Nilayam, the sanctum Santorum of the Tirumala temple on suggestion of agama pundits, peethadhipathis and pious devotees to further promote Hindu dharma and devotion among the pilgrims. The total scheme costing Rs.1000 crore will be met from internal revenues and gold donations from philanthropists under a special donation scheme titled Ananda Nilayam Ananta Swarnamayam pathakam. Last year within one week of Brahmotsavam 25 kgs of gold were committed . The response is overwhelming,“ says the TTD executive officer I Y Krishna Rao .The chief minister K Rosaiah received the first donations of gold in cash and kind from the daughter of TTD chairman , D K Adikeshavulu Naidu . Former CM Y S Rajasekhar Reddy had launched the first phase of the scheme estimated to cost Rs.150 crore during his visit to Tirumala for the state offering of ‘Pattu Vastram’ to the deity last year . The response is overwhelming,“ says the TTD executive officer I Y Krishna Rao .The chief minister K Rosaiah received the first donations of gold in cash and kind from the daughter of TTD chairman , D K Adikeshavulu Naidu . Former CM Y S Rajasekhar Reddy had launched the first phase of the scheme estimated to cost Rs.150 crore during his visit to Tirumala for the state offering of ‘Pattu Vastram’ to the deity last year . Gold offering in kgs and also grams are pouring in from industrialists, businessmen all over the country and overseas and smaller devotees are also putting more and more gold chains, gold biscuits and rings in Hundis with specific mention that it should be used for the gold plating of Sri Venkateswara’s sanctum sanctorum. Gold offering in kgs and also grams are pouring in from industrialists, businessmen all over the country and overseas and smaller devotees are also putting more and more gold chains, gold biscuits and rings in Hundis with specific mention that it should be used for the gold plating of Sri Venkateswara’s sanctum sanctorum. The ambitious program of the Tirumala Tirupati Dewasthanam’s to gold plate the entire sanctorum of Srivari Temple at Tirumala has received spontaneous response during the Srivari Brahmotsavam-2009. On the first day itself two kgs of gold donations were committed to the Ananda Nilaya Anant Swaramaya pathakam .
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