BANGALORE: The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) will open a temple at Vyalikaval in the city on May 23 for the benefit of thousands of devotees of Lord Venkateswara.
P Shyamaraju, president of the local advisory committee of TTD, said that the objective of constructing the temple was to cater to the needs of the devotees in Bangalore. “The installation of the idols will be held between May 21 and 23 and the temple will be open for public on May 23 from 1 pm,” Shyamaraju said.
He said the TTD had spent Rs 12 crore for the construction of the temple.
“The temple has been constructed as per agama shastra under the guidance of TTD’s temple architects and stapathis.
Around 50 priests are expected to participate in the ‘pratisthapana’ function,” he said.
The temple will have seven deities - Lord Venkateswara, Padmavathi Ammavaru, Andal, Ganesha, Rama, Seeta Mata, Lakshmana, Anjaneya, Radha and Krishna.
Stating that the two-decade old dream of Bangaloreans will be realised with the inauguration of the temple, Shyamaraju said. The new temple will have the same pujas as the main temple at Tirumala. “The existing marriage hall will be converted into an auditorium for religious functions. We will organise mass marriages and upanayana for the poor people,” he added.