‘Silk vastrams’ presented to Lord

Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy presented a pair of `silk vastrams' to Lord Venkateswara at Tirumala on behalf of the State Government, in connection with the Sri Vari Salakatla Brahmotsavam in Tirumala on Saturday night.

The Chief Minister carried a silver plate containing the `vastrams' on his head from the Bedi Anjaneya Swamy temple to the Venkateswara temple. He was accompanied by priests, and temple officials. Later, he presented the `vastrams' to one of the chief priests Ramana Dikshitulu inside the sanctum sanctorum. TTD Chairman K Bapi Raju, TTD EO MG Gopal, and JEOs K S Sreenivasa Raju and P Venkatarami Reddy presented Sri Vari Prasadam to him at Ranganayakula Mandapam. CVSO G V G Ashok Kumar, Board members Rajeshwari, L Sivaprasad and others were present.