Pawan Kalyan is on a three-day go to to the Tirumala Temple.
Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh:
Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan on Wednesday visited the Tirumala temple right here and renounced his 11-day penance (Prayaschitta Deekhsa), which he undertook to atone for the alleged sins of the earlier YSRCP authorities on the hill shrine.
The Deputy Chief Minister was accompanied by his daughters Aadhya Konidela and Palina Anjani Konidela.
“Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan who undertook an 11-day penance for the safety of Sanatana Dharma (Hinduism) visited Sri Venkateswara Swamy on Wednesday and renounced his penance,” stated an official press launch.
Throughout his go to, the Deputy Chief Minister carried ‘Varahi Declaration’ e-book with him to the deity, the contents of which he’ll reveal in a gathering in Tirupati on Thursday.
“Deputy Chief Minister and Janasena president Pawan Kalyan had Tirumala Srivari (deity) darshanam (go to) as we speak. Pawan Kalyan took Varahi Declaration e-book together with him,” stated a Janasena press launch.
At the moment, Pawan Kalyan is on a three-day go to to the temple. Following his go to to the deity, the Janasena founder had lunch at Matrasri Tarigonda Vengamamba Nitya Annadana (blessed meals) centre.
Earlier than visiting the temple, Pawan Kalyan’s youngest daughter, Palina Anjani Konidela, gave a declaration at Tirumala temple that she has religion in Lord Venkateswara.
Palina Anjani Konidela is reportedly a non-Hindu and Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) – the official custodian of Sri Venkateswara temple in Tirupati – guidelines mandate that non-Hindus must declare their religion within the deity earlier than making a go to to the temple.
“Palina Anjani Konidela gave the declaration for Srivari (deity) go to in Tirumala. She signed the paperwork offered by TTD workers. As Palina Anjani is a minor, her father Pawan Kalyan additionally endorsed the paperwork,” stated a Janasena press launch.
The declaration assumes significance as BJP leaders and a number of other Hindu outfits had demanded that YSRCP chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, a Christian, has to situation an analogous declaration earlier than his latest cancelled go to to the temple.
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