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Devotees donate over Rs 53 lakh to TTD Annaprasadam Trust

Tirumala, Oct 22 (UNI) Sri Venkateswara Annaprasadam Trust, run by the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), received donations exceeding Rs 53 lakh on Thursday from two devotees hailing from Andhra Pradesh.
Putti Venkateswarlu, a devotee from Gudur in Nellore district, donated Rs 33,00,116 to the trust. On his behalf, representative Mohan Kumar Reddy presented the Demand Draft (DD) to TTD Additional Executive Officer Ch. Venkaiah Chowdary at his camp office in Tirumala.
In another philanthropic contribution, Gaddam Venugopal from Ongole donated Rs 20 lakh to the trust.
He personally handed over the Demand Draft to the Additional Executive Officer at his camp office.
The TTD-run Annaprasadam Trust provides free, wholesome meals to tens of thousands of visiting pilgrims at the hill shrine and surrounding local temples every day.
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