TN man donates golden sword worth ₹1.75 crore to Tirumala deity

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The swarna surya katari that was donated to the Tirumala temple on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: G.P. Shukla
The swarna surya katari that was donated to the Tirumala temple on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: G.P. Shukla

Thanga Dorai, a noted textile merchant from Teni, Tamil Nadu, on Tuesday donated a golden sword worth ₹1.75 crore to the famous hill temple of Lord Venkateswara on Tirumala.

About six kilograms of gold is estimated to have gone into the making of the golden sword or ‘surya katari’.

Mr. Dorai handed over the precious offering to the temple authorities during the Suprabhata Seva early this morning.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> States> Andhra Pradesh / by G.P. Shukla / Tirumala – May 29th, 2018