11 January 2015 Tirumala: Sri V.S.Sampath present Chief Election Commissioner had darshan of Lord Venkateswara Swamy at tirumala. Sri V.S.Sampath and his family members offered prayers to Sri Varu inside the hill temple on Sunday morning.
Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam Joint Executive Officer Sri K.S.Sreenivasa Raju and temple priests gave a warm welcome to the Chief Election Commissioner and his family members at the entrance of Sri Vari temple.
Later Sri K.S.Sreenivasa Raju offered prayers to the presiding deity Lord Venkateswara Swamy, Vakula mata, Ananda Nilayam Vimana Venkateswara, Bhashyakarla Sannidhi and Yoga Narasimha Swamy in the Sanctum Sanctorum.
After offering prayers the Vedic Pundits rendered Vedasirvachanam to the Chief Election Commissioner at Ranganayakula Mandapam. Later TTD Joint Executive Officer offered prasadams to the Chief Election Commissioner.
DyEO’s Sri Chinnamgari Ramana, Sri Venkataiah, OSD Sri Damodar and other officials were also present.
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