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Tirupati
priest arrested for mortgaging jewellery
Tirupati:
The Andhra police detained a priest of the Tirumala Tirupati
Devasthaanam (TTD) Board here on Saturday after he allegedly mortgaged
temple jewellery worth Rs nine lakh. The TTD officials and the
police have questioned the priest. According to sources no case
has been registered so far against him. BV Ramana Deekshitulu,
who is the chief priest at Kodanda Rama temple of Tirupati, revealed
that he pledged a 530-gram diamond necklace from the sanctum sanctorum
of the temple. Speaking to newsmen, Deekshitulu claimed that he
pledged the diamond necklace as he was in deep financial crisis
and had three daughters to take care of. "My financial conditions
were not good. That is why I had to do this. Nobody is responsible
for this. I had only mortgaged this jewellery," Deekhitalu said.
The Lord Venkateswara Temple at Tirupati is one of the richest
and most visited places of worship in the world.
-Aug 22, 2009
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