Two NRI devotees donate Rs 13.5 crore to Lord Venkateswara

Two US-based entrepreneurs has donated Rs 13.5 crore to to the famous hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara at Tirumala.

According to reports, the entrepreneurs, hailing from Andhra Pradesh, had made this huge donation as a fulfilment of their vow. The temple official said that Ika Ravi and Srinivas Guttikonda donated the huge cash.

While Ravi made an online donation of Rs 10 crore to the e-Hundi of Lord Venkateswara from his US account, Srinivas personally handed over the donation of Rs 3.5 crore through a Demand Draft to the temple.

They have asked the temple officials to use the donation for TTD welfare trusts including pilgrim Free Meals, a hospital and a children’s orphanage in Tirupati.