There were news reports that in an unprecedent move, on Wednesday, Feb 1, 2012, the TTD trust board chairman Bapiraju personally carried the padukas of Shirdi Saibaba inside the Venkateswara Temple.
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| TTD Trust board chairman Kanumuri Bapiraju carrying the padukas of Shirdi Saibaba inside the Tirumala Temple. |
The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) is caught in yet another
controversy with TTD trust board chairman Kanumuri Bapiraju carrying the
padukas (footwear) of Shirdi Saibaba, represented by the Shirdi
Sansthan, inside the Tirumala temple on Wednesday.
A huge entourage from Shirdi Sansthan accompanied the ritual. Various
public, political and religious groups objected to taking the padukas
of Shirdi inside Tirumala temple, saying that it would be a sacrilege of
the 2,000-year-old ancient Hindu temple tradition.
It may be noted here that as per legend, even Lord Venkateswara
himself left behind his footwear at Alipiri Padala Mandapam before going
to Tirumala.
Saint Ramanujacharya had trekked the holy Tirumala hills on his
knees. The TTD had also prohibited wearing footwear in the temple
streets at Tirumala.
This being the case, the footwear of Shirdi Sai was taken in a procession along the temple streets.
View the video (1:26 minutes) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wue_hEBUyWQ
View the video with interviews (12:39 minutes) http://www.ap7am.com/lv-55966-tv9-shirdi-sai-paduka-darshan-at-tirumala-turns-controversial.html
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