Nationwide Sri Kalyanamastu weddings soon, says TTD chairman
Upon the directive of CM Jagan, TTD will soon re-launch Sri Kalyanamastu mass marriages for poor in a big way across the country
TIRUPATI: Following the directive of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, Tirumala-Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) will soon re-launch Sri Kalyanamastu – mass marriages for poor – in a big way across the country, announced TTD chairman Y. V. Subba Reddy on Saturday.
Speaking to media persons after performing the foundation-laying ceremony for Goddess Sri Padmavathi Ammavaru temple in Chennai, he said mass weddings are being revived by TTD to help the poor with the blessings of Lord Venkateswara. The Devasthanams will soon select a Muhurat and conduct weddings under the Sri Kalyanamastu programme, wherein TTD will provide free mangala sutras and pattu vastrams to bride and groom, besides the lunch, Subba Reddy explained.
He said the Sri Padmavati temple in Chennai will be built at a cost of Rs 6.85 crore. TTD will bear Rs 5.85 crore and Devasthanams’ Chennai advisory committee president Sekhar Reddy is contributing Rs. 1 crore. Construction of the temple will be completed within one-and-a-half years, he stated.
The TTD chairman said Gudiko Gomata campaign launched in Karthika Masam has already begun in AP, Karnataka, Delhi, and Telangana states. It will now be launched in Tamil Nadu on Saturday by Kanchi Pontiff Sri Vijayendra Saraswati Swamy Shankaracharya.
TTD board special invitees and Chennai advisory committee president Sekhar Reddy were among those present at the function.
