TIRUPATI: Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams received donations of 84 crore, the highest ever on a single day in the temple body's history, on Wednesday - the first day of the opening of Sri Venkateswara Pranadanam Trust donation scheme slinked with Udayasthamana seva.
TTD chairman Y V Subba Reddy told reporters that about 70 donors donated 84 crore and the temple body allotted each donor one Udayasthamana seva ticket free of cost as a privilege. TTD launched this new scheme to pool in funds for the establishment of Sri Padmavathi paediatric multi-specialty hospital at an estimated cost of 230 crore.
While a total of 531 Udayasthamana seva tickets have been set aside for donors, about 28 donor devotees and companies extended donations of 1.5 crore each and were allotted 28 Udayasthamana seva tickets for Fridays, while 42 donors extended donations of 1 crore each and were allotted 42 Udayasthamana seva tickets.
