Golden celebrations of SVU Telugu Department

Golden celebrations of SVU Telugu department will be starting today. The Telugu department in SVU was started in 1959.

Till now 347 peoeple have got PHD, 264 have got MPhil from this department. Till now 140 books have been written by the faculty of this department.

The golden Jubilee celebrations will be inaugurated by varsity vice-Chancellor Prof Prabhakar Rao.

Jantar Mantar from tomorrow in Tirupati

TTD and RK’s Wonder World Magic Shoppee are together organizing the 3rd All India Magic Convention in Tirupati in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India from November 7th to 8th 2009.

Five hundred magicians will be coming to this event, from all over the country.

Place: Mahati Auditorium

Benefits of Participants:

National exposure with Senior Magicians.

Display of latest tricks introduced by the dealers across India.

Lecture cum Demos by experts.

An opportunity to update knowledge and Ideas from the experts.

Tips to enhance performing skills.

An opportunity to perform in competition.

An opportunity to win prizes.

An opportunity to witness the Gala Shows and Award Ceremony.

Above all an opportunity to visit the historical pilgrimage centers in and around Tirupati.

About Registration

No spot registrations are allowed.

In case more registration forms are required, use photocopy of the form.

After receiving your registration form we will dispatch your registration number and receipt.

Registration Fee includes 2 days Food (Veg. only), 3 days normal free accommodation, memento,

copy of souvenir, ID card, Kit and Certificate.

* Delegates – Rs. 1000/-

* Assistant or Spouse (without Kit) – Rs. 800/-

* Dealer’s Stall – Rs. 1000/-

* Child Magician (Under 15 years) – Rs. 900/-

* Senior Magicians’ Competition – Rs. 300/-

* Junior Magicians’ Competition – Rs. 200/-

Results of the Competition will be announced after the competition. The awards will be given on Merit

by judges. The decision of the judges will be final and binding on the participants.

PRIZES FOR SENIORS : 1st – Rs. 9000/- ; 2nd – Rs. 6000/-

PRIZES FOR JUNIORS : 1st – Rs. 6000/- ; 2nd – Rs. 4000/-

For brochure , click here .

For more information, contact 9440345166 or send an email to rkswonderworld@yahoo.com

or visit www.rkswonderworld.com

Sri Lankan President Rajapaksa visited Tirumala

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa visited our famous balaji temple at Tirumala on saturday.

He came all the way from Sri Lanka by a special aircraft and took rest at Sri Padmavathi Guest House for a short time before having Sri Venkateswara Swamy’s darshan.

Earlier,  he was received with traditional honours  and entered the temple through Maha dwaaram.

He stood in front of the main deity for about 10 minutes and offered his prayers.

Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) Chairman D. K. Adikesavulu gave him Laddu (prasadam) and traditional clothes.

Later he started to Colombo from the Renigunta Airport in a special aircraft. Tight security was arranged in Tirumala for his visit.

7700 pairs got married through Kalyanamasthu

7700 pairs got married through Kalyanamasthu program conducted by TTD and it happened at 9.20 am wednesday.

Source: eenadu.net

PUSHPA YAGAM IN TIRUMALA

Sakshi:

Nine tonnes of flowers used for pushpa yagam

NTV:

Timings for weekly Sevas

Tirupati MP Chinta Mohan is now pitching for the metro rail project to Tirupati

TIRUPATI: Buoyed by the Centre’s nod for two major projects — the international airport at Renigunta close to Tirupati and upgradation of
Tirupati railway station to international standards, Tirupati MP Chinta Mohan is now pitching for the metro rail project to solve the burgeoning traffic woes of the temple town.

The MP, in a recent letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, said the metro rail could ease the traffic congestion in the temple town to a large extent and urged him to consider granting the prestigious project to Tirupati.

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TTD proposes to construct a similar temple near Chennai

Chennai, Sept 20 : The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), which manages the world-famous Lord Sri Venkateswara temple in Tirupati, proposes to construct a similar temple near Chennai, a top TTD official said here today.

TTD Chairman D K Adikesavulu Naidu told reporters here that the Board planned to construct the temple near Chennai on 10 acres of land along the scenic East Coast Road (ECR).

Source: chennaionline.com

No more Rs 100 cellar tickets

TIRUMALA: Facing criticism from various quarters over the way the temple affairs are being managed, the trust board of the Tirumala Tirupati
Devasthanam (TTD) took some key decisions, including setting up of a special wing to safeguard Lord Balaji’s jewels and reforming the darshan system for the benefit of common pilgrims.

The board, which met here on Tuesday, cancelled the Rs 200 `archana anantara darshan’, Rs 100 cellar and Rs 50 darshan tickets and introduced a new Rs 300 `sheegra darshan’ ticket. “Our emphasis is on enabling the pilgrims to have an easy and speedy darshan through the `sheegra darshan’ ticket,” board chief D K Adikeshavulu Naidu said.

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The Laddoo is now protected under law and nobody can copy it

Tirupati laddoo offered to devotees at the Lord Venkateswara Temple in Andhra Pradesh has been awarded geographical copyright.

This bars others from naming or marketing the sweetmeat preparation under the same name.

The Tirumala-Tirupati Devasthanams, a trust that administers the Venkateswara Temple in the Tirumala hills, had applied for Geographical Indication (GI) with the Chennai-based Geographical Indication Registry in March 2008.

“The GI certificate for Tirupati Laddoo has been granted to the trust (TTD). The Laddoo is now protected under law and nobody can copy it,” Assistant Registrar of Trade Marks and GI, GL Verma told PTI.

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