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| Sri Lanka Prime Minister D.M. Jayaratne, accompanied by his family members, comes out of the hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara after offering prayers in Tirumala on Friday. Photo: K.V. Poornachandra Kumar |
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| Sri Lanka Prime Minister D.M. Jayaratne, accompanied by his family members, offers prayers at the hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara in Tirumala on Friday. |
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Sri Lanka Prime Minister D.M. Jayaratne and
his family members receiving prasadam at the hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara
in Tirumala on Friday. Photo: Sridhar Raju
Sri Lanka Prime Minister Disanayaka Mudiyanselage
Jayaratne on Friday offered prayers at the famous hill temple of Lord
Venkateswara.
Mr. Jayaratne, who was accompanied by
his family members and other officials, was accorded a warm reception on
his arrival at the posh Padmavathi guest house where he made a brief
halt before proceeding towards the main temple complex.
Mr.
Jayaratne was received with traditional honours by the temple priests
and top echelons of the TTD management, including its Executive Officer
MG Gopal and JEO KS Srinivasa raju. He was later escorted into the
sanctum sanctorum of the hill temple where he stood in front of the main
deity for about ten minutes and offered his prayers.
While
the priests honoured him with the silk vastram of the deity, the
authorities presented him with the laddu prasadam and memento.
Meanwhile, the entire Padmavathi guest house area and the temple
environs were brought under security cover following the high-profile
visit.
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