Infosys Chairman Narayana Murthy and his wife Sudha Murthy donated a golden Abhisheka Shankam and a golden tortoise idol to Tirumala temple on July 16. They handed it over to TTD ED AV Dharma Reddy at Ranganayakula Mandapam.
The donation is said to weigh around 2 kilograms. The temple routinely receives such costly gifts from devotees and for every donation of Rs 10,000, the temple offers a VIP -Break Darshan that will enable donors to visit the deity early in the morning and avoid the queue and waiting in the line.
The Thirumala Tirupsti Devasthanam (TTD) has received Rs 880 crore from devotees in the past five years.
Incidentally, Sudha Murthy was a former TTD Trust Board member.
