No cell phones please
The Tirumala-Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), that administers the famous Lord Venkateswara Temple atop Tirumala, has prohibited the use of cell phones in the temple premises. The devotees entering the temple, will have to deposit their cell phones outside before joining the queue.
This restriction was imposed to uphold the sanctity of the temple and in view of security reasons.
The temple board has also approved construction of a Rs 330,000,000 township at the foot of Tirumala hill. Rs 600,000,000 will also be invested in laying a pipeline from the foothills to augment water supply to Tirumala, now reeling under an acute water shortage.
Other plans include the installation Rs 7,100,000 silver kalasam or gopuram for the sanctum sanctorum, and the construction of a Rs 2,000,000 Padmavathi Balaji temple in Goa.
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