TIRUPATI: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Wednesday evening presented traditional silk robes to Lord Sri Venkateswara Swamy as part of the Srivari Salakatla Brahmotsavams in Tirumala. The AP CM, who was on a day’s visit to Delhi since Tuesday evening, landed at the Renigunta airport on Wednesday evening and headed straight to Tirumala.
Wearing a traditional white dhoti and sporting ‘thirunaamam’ besides a turban, the chief minister took the long staircase to descend and enter the sanctum sanctorum for a darshan and worship of the Lord. A TTD team comprising temple priests, Chairman Y V Subba Reddy and EO Anil Kumar Singhal who accompanied the CM, accorded traditional welcome to YS Jagan before the chief minister and members of his entourage worshipped the presiding deity amid chanting of vedic mantras.
