Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday performed the 'bhoomi poojan' of a temple being built on a 10 acre land in Navi Mumbai allotted by the state government to the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) trust (Pics/Eknath Shinde's team)
Updated On: 2023-06-07 12:35 PM IST
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The TTD governs the ancient hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara at Tirumala in Tirupati
The Maharashtra government has allotted 10 acre land for the temple of Lord Balaji at Ulwe in Navi Mumbai. It will be a replica of the temple in Tirumala, a TTD trust official told PTI
Among those present during the 'bhoomi pujan' on Wednesday included Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Raymond company Chairman and Managing Director Gautam Singhania, TTD trust board Chairman YV Subba Reddy and its Executive Officer AV Dharma Reddy
Shinde in his address said the temple will go a long way in fulfilling the desire of thousands of devotees who want to visit Tirumala but are not able to do so for various reasons
Shinde assured all cooperation from the state government for the temple. He said Deputy CM Fadnavis got some necessary clearances for the temple project from the Centre
