TTD EO says a machine will be set up for making laddus in Tirumala

TTD EO AV Dharma Reddy revealed that the system of machinery made with latest technology will be available by December for making laddus in Tirumala at a cost of Rs 50 crore. He spoke to the media after the Dial Your EO program at Tirumala Annamayya building on Friday.

He said that the world's top 1 Tirumala Museum will be ready by December. He revealed that during the recent Rathasaptami festival, lakhs of devotees were provided with food, tea, coffee, milk and snacks and said that the counting of donations will begin on February 5 in the new Parakamani building built in Tirumala with a donation of Rs. 23 crores given by a devotee.

"We are postponing the gold plating works of the Ananda Nilayam of Tirumala Temple for six months," he said adding that another date will be decided and announced soon. He mentioned that a mobile app called TT Devasthanams has been launched experimentally to provide better digital services to the devotees. He explained that Garudapuranam, which is being broadcasted on Sri Venkateswara Bhakti Channel from 6 pm to 7 pm is received well by the devotees.