TTD to construct a temple for Lord Venkateswara at Kanyakumari

Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam will perform a Bhoomi Puja on June 4 at Kanyakumari for the construction of a temple for Lord Venkateswara.

The Sridevi Sametha Lord Venkateswara Temple will be constructed over five acres of land at an estimated cost of Rs 22 crore, a release here said.

It will have all the amenities and facilities on the lines of the temple at Tirupati including goshala (cow shed), veda padasala (spiritual classes) and marriage hall besides annadanam (mass feeding).

Construction of the proposed temple will take two years to be completed and the Vivekananda Kendra has "allotted" land for this purpose, it added.