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Dear BhakthAs:
 
This information would eb of interest to AsthikAs in
and around Pune and Bombay .
 
Thank you SrIman Bhattathiry for sharing this news
about Lord VenkatEsA's new abode!
 
V.Sadgopan
 

 
World's Largest Replica of Balaji Temple Opens
News Report

PUNE, INDIA, DECEMBER 8, 2003: The magnificent Lord Venkateshwara 
Temple at Ketkawale village, about 40 kilometers from Pune, was 
inaugurated recently. Spread over 10 acres, the new, full-fledged, 
temple with the grandeur of its original is the biggest replica of the 
world famous Tirumala Tirupathi Balaji temple in Andhra Pradesh. More 
than 6,000 devotees and farmers flocked to see the temple, for darshan 
(sight) of the Lord Balaji. The marvelous temple has become a pilgrim 
center for devotees in Maharashtra. It is a boon for those poor farmers 
and devotees who can not afford to make a pilgrimage to the Tirupathi 
temple in the south. The selection of the spot to its final execution 
was been undertaken under the guidelines of the head priest of the 
Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanam taking vaastu shastra (Hindu temple 
architecture) into consideration. Even the black stones and other 
building material were brought from Kanchi, Tamil Nadu. Elaborate 
religious ceremony of yagnas and other rituals were performed at the 
temple by priests from the Tirupati temple witnessed by approximately 
4,000 people daily. The Shankaracharya of Kanchi, Sri Jayendra 
Saraswati, also worshipped. The work for the temple began seven years 
ago. There are eight main temples in the premises dedicated to 
different deities. Built at an estimated cost between US$3 to $5 
million, the temple also provides living rooms and kitchen facilities 
for visiting devotees.



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