Now trek 11km uphill and get a 'laddu prasadam' at the famous hill shrine of
Lord Venkateshswara. Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams, which manages the famous hill shrine at
Tirumala near here, will offer one laddu prasadam free to devotees who prefer
to trek on foot the 11-km long stairway leading to the temple from the foot of
the hills from October five. This was with a view to encouraging the age-old practice of traditional way of
reaching a sacred place.
The
annual Navaratri Brahmotsavam would commence on October five. An average of
about 70 lakh devotees are now reaching the hill shrine on foot spending three
to five hours through the stairway from Alipiri annually. While trekking the
hills at one point of the stairway, each devotee would be given a coupon and
after reaching the hills, the devotee could avail the free laddu by submitting
it at a particular counter situated close to the shrine. In 2008, the TTD had
introduced a new privilege for pedestrian pilgrims to go through a special gate
in the massive queue complex to have darshan of the Lord.
Congress leader Manishankar Aiyar attracted opposition BJP's ire today in Rajya Sabha when he said he was not interested in listening to speech of a BJP member on vote on account, prompting the Chair to adjourn the House amid uproar. During the Zero Hour, Deputy Chairman P J Kurien allowed Aiyar, who wanted to ask a question, to do so, which was opposed by BJP members. Kurien asked Aiyar whether he yielded to allow others to speak, to which he said he had no objection and he can ask his question later. As the House got ready to initiate discussion on Vote on Account, Kurien said, "Let us reduce the discussion to two hours from four hours," which was opposed by BJP members including Piyush Goyal who was given a chance to speak on Vote on Account. When it was agreed that discussion will take place as per schedule, Aiyar remarked he was not interested in listening to the speech by BJP member. "You had given me the chance to ask a question
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