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Railway Minister offers prayers at Tirumala
Union Minister for Railways Piyush Goyal accompanied by family members took part in Abhishekam Seva and offered prayers to Lord Venkateswara here on Friday
Tirumala: Union Minister for Railways Piyush Goyal accompanied by family members took part in Abhishekam Seva and offered prayers to Lord Venkateswara here on Friday.
On their arrival, the Union Minister was accorded a grand reception by Joint Executive Officer (JEO) KS Srinivasa Raju and temple priests and escorted him to the sanctum sanctorum.
Inside the sanctum sanctorum, priests of Tirumala temple explained to the Union Minister about the significance of Lord and the jewels adorned to the presiding deity.
The Union Minister spent few minutes praying before the presiding deity and later reached Ranganayakula Mandapam where he was rendered Vedasirvachanam by temple priests. Tirumala JEO offered Lord’s silk vastram, prasadams and laminated photo of Lord Venkateswara to Goyal. Deputy EO Haridranath, OSD Lokanadham and others were present.
