Anna Lezhneva’s Spiritual Visit and Philanthropy at Tirumala

Anna Konidela, wife of Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan, had the divine darshan of Lord Venkateswara Swamy, the presiding deity of Kaliyuga, at Tirumala earlier in the day today. In the early hours of Monday, she entered the temple through the Vaikuntham Queue Complex and participated in the sacred Suprabhata Seva.

Following the darshan, Vedic scholars offered her Veda Ashirvachanam (blessings) at the Ranganayakula Mandapam, and temple authorities presented her with Srivari theertha prasadams. She also performed a coconut offering (mokku) in front of the Akhilandam, located opposite the temple, as a mark of fulfilling her vow.

Later, around 10 a.m, Anna Konidela visited the Matrusri Tarigonda Vengamamba Nithyannadanam Complex. On behalf of her son, Konidela Mark Shankar, she handed over a generous donation of Rs. 17 lakh to the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) officials towards the Nithyannadanam (daily free meal service) scheme.

As a gesture of humility and devotion, she personally served annaprasadam (meals) to the devotees and also dined along with them. TTD Additional EO Sri Venkaiah Chowdary was present during the occasion.

This happens to be one of the auspicious events in the Konidela household as they’ve recently experienced a hiccup in the form of Mark Shankar’s injury. Now, this has been marked with the auspicious Tirumala trip.