These photos were taken during the peaceful protest of the devotees of lord Sri Venkateswara in front of the Indian Consulate in San Francisco against the TTD activities in Tirumala. The protest was organized by Sriman Vamsi and Sriman Vishnuji under the guidance of HH. The efforts showed success when the TTD officials agreed to stop the construction process which they had undertaken at the cost of the age old historical monuments present on the Tirumala Hills. An online petition was opened and people were asked to sign the petition and a printout of 1000s of signed petitions by devotees was given to the Indian Consulate. This whole process was done to show to the Indian government, the TTD and the Andhra Pradesh government that people living 10000 miles away also still care about the history and the spiritual value of Tirumala Hills and lord Venkateswara.
Let us all show to lord Venkateswara that we care about him and we all love him so much. Can't we do as little as to protest against these TTD activities, for perumal who always comes to our rescue when all we have to do is call him?
Jai Srimannarayana!
Date(s): July 30, 2004. Album by Karthik Nagaraj. Photos by Karthik Nagaraj. 1 - 17 of 17 Total. 2082 Visits.
enlarge 251KB, 800x600 1 People waiting to leave to the consulate.
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enlarge 159KB, 600x800 7 Handing over the papers with the electronic signatures of the petition signed by the devotees.
enlarge 161KB, 800x600 8 Sriman Vishnuji hands over the papers and shares a laugh with the consulate official.
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enlarge 156KB, 800x600 17 The person promised that he would give the papers to the Consulate and also copies to the Indian government and Andhra Pradesh local government.
