He was accorded traditional welcome amidst the chanting of veda mantras. TTD EO Sri Anil Kumar Singhal accompanied by Tirumala JEO Sri KS Sreenivasa Raju welcomed the 32nd pontiff of Pejawar peetham.
The octogenarian pontiff of the mutt presented a pair of “Swarna Padagalu” weighing around 300 to 400 gms to Sri Malayappa Swamy, the processional deity of Lord Venkateswara on this occasion.