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Russian Hindus reach Tirupati, meet seer

Russian group said that they found positive energy in India
Tirupati: Five Russian disciples of Sri Sri Ravishankar of the Art of Living Foundation, who accepted Hinduism some time ago, reached Tirupati as part of their visit to places of spiritual interest in the country.Accompanied by BJP state spokesperson G. Bhanuprakash Reddy, four women Peema, Valentina, Tania and Elama and the lone male devotee Merina called on Sri Vijayendra Saraswathi, the junior pontiff of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham, at the Kanchi Mutt in Tirupati on Monday.
In an interesting interaction with the seer, they explained that they found a positive energy in India and wanted the same to be felt by all across the world. They told the seer that they regularly perform “Sandhya Vandanam”, chant ‘Gayatri Mantra’ and practice Yoga.
The seer appreciated the Russian group for embarking on a spiritual and noble mission to propagate the Hindu Sanatana Dharma across the globe. Later the Russian group visited a few local temples in Tirupati and the team addressed the students of an engineering college on the noble values in Hinduism towards the end of the day. The Russian devotees are to visit the Lord Venkateswara temple at Tirumala after the Diwali festival.
( Source : dc correspondent )
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