2 NRI businessmen donate Rs 14 crore to Tirumala Temple

Aug 10, 2019

Tirumala (Andhra Pradesh), Aug 10 (ANI): Two US-based Non-Resident Indian (NRI) businessmen donated Rs 14 crores to the famed hill shrine of Lord Balaji in Tirumala on August 09. The donation was done on the auspicious occasion of 'Varalakshmi Pooja' on the second Friday in the month of 'Sawan' as per Telugu calendar. After performing special 'pooja' along with their families, the two businessmen donated Rs 14 crores. The businessmen handed over cheque of Rs 14 crore to the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) special officer AV Dharma Reddy. The NRIs asked Reddy to use the money for service activities. The two NRIs, in July 2018 too had donated Rs 13.5 crores to the temple.