EO inspects Radhasapthami festival arrangements at Tirumala

TIRUPATI: Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams executive officer

Anil Kumar Singhal

inspected the annual

Radhasapthami festival

arrangements at Tirumala on Friday.


Accompanied by additional EO AV Dharma Reddy, CVSO

Gopinath Jatti

and other officials of the TTD, EO Anil Kumar Singhal inspected the galleries in the four mada streets around the main temple complex at Tirumala earlier in the day.

Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the inspections, EO Anil Kumar Singhal said the temple administration has spent nearly Rs. 1.6 crore for erection of German shelter sheds along the galleries around the four mada streets for the convenience of the devotees to comfortably view the mini-Brahmotsavams proceedings at Tirumala on Saturday.

TTD has also made elaborate arrangements in terms of security for the Radhasapthami festival by engaging the services of 300 security guards of the TTD, 1000 police personnel from the Tirupati urban police wing, 600 persons from the NCC and scouts and guides.

Because the series of 7 processions begin as early as 5.30 am in the morning and ends at 9 pm on Saturday, TTD has set up 64 food counters and has procured 1.75 lakh half litre water bottles, two lakh butter milk sachets etc to be distributed to the devotees in the galleries during the processions.

Whistle Wizard enthralls all with his performance

Whistle wizard K Sivaprasad enthralled the TTD top brass and thousands of Srivari sevaks by rendering several sankeerthanas penned by saint poet Tallapaka Annamacharya in ''Whistle form'' during a special programme held at Asthana mandapam at Tirumala on Friday.

K Sivaprasad, a disciple of Carnatic music legend Dr

M Balamuralikrishna

, has given 11000 concerts worldwide and was felicitated with many titles including ''The human flute, Swasa Nada Brahma'' and many more.

TTD EO Anil Kumar Singhal, additional EO AV Dharma Reddy complimented the maestro of whistle music for musing the large gathering of Srivari sevaks with his matchless skills.