Tirumala: As the prestigious Kumbh Mela is all set to be held at Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh from January 13 to February 26, 2025, Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), as part of promoting Hindu Sanatana Dharma across the country, asked the Kumbh Mela authority for an appropriate place to set up a model temple of Venkateswara Swamy for the sake of nation-wide devotees.
In connection with this, TTD Joint Executive officer (Health and Education) Gowthami has formally met the Kumbh Mela Authority Officer Vijay Kiran Anand at Prayagraj on Saturday.
The Kumbh Mela Authorities have allotted a piece of land to the extent of 2.5 acre in the Sixth Sector, for TTD to set up the replica temple of Sri Venkateswara Swamy.
Later the JEO also inspected the land allotted to TTD by the Kumbh Mela authorities along with the TTD officials team and made some valuable suggestions to the team of officers on the arrangements to be made for the mega religious event keeping in view especially the North Indian devotees who throng the event.