As many as 57 students of a Vedic school at nearby Tirumala, home to the famous hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara, were found COVID-19 positive in rapid antigen tests on Wednesday, a temple official said. The students of Veda Vignana Peetham, administered by the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams, had been admitted to Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences Hospital here and …
Tirupati, Feb 19: After a nearly 11 month gap due to COVID-19 induced restrictions, thousands of devotees from across the country on Friday took part in the sacred processions of the annual “Ratha Sapthami” festival at the hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara at nearby Tirumala on the occasion of “Surya Jayanthi.’ The devotees were allowed to congregate in large numbers …
Top officials of the famous Sri Saibaba shrine in Shirdi in Maharashtra visited the Lord Venkateswara temple at nearby Tirumala on Saturday to gain knowledge about the COVID-19 precautionary measures being taken for the benefit of devotees at the hill temple. A meeting was held on the hills between an official delegation led K Harishchandra Bagate, CEO of Shirdi Saibaba …
As many as 743 staff of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams including including some priests of the Lord Venkateswara shrine at Tirumala have tested positive for COVID-19 and three have succumbed to the virus since June 11, a top TTD official said on Sunday. Of the 743 infected, three employees succumbed to the dreaded contagion and about 402 personnel have recovered …
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