Pilgrim dining hall at the Matrusri Tarigonda Vengamamba Annaprasada Complex in Tirumala.
| Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
Tirumala, the hill abode of Lord Venkateswara, serves nearly three lakh free portions of food every day to pilgrims visiting the temple town. In a world where hunger is still a daily fact for millions, it is one of the largest free meal programmes anywhere.What began as the Nitya Annadanam scheme on April 6, 1985, has grown into a vast humanitarian enterprise under the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams’ (TTD) Sri Venkateswara Annaprasadam Trust. It stands as one of the defining pillars of the Tirumala pilgrimage, ensuring that every devotee receives wholesome food free of cost, in keeping with the old Indian adage “Annadanam-Mahadanam”.
Srivari seva volunteers chop raw mangoes at Matrusri Tarigonda Vengamamba Annaprasada Complex in Tirumala.
| Photo Credit:
