Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams,which administers the over 2000 year old famous hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara at nearby Tirumala,is studying the feasibility of displaying some important precious ornaments of the Lord at its museum on the hills for the benefit of the devotees. Temple sources said that TTD team would soon visit the National Museum in Delhi and hold talks with its officials as also those from Ministry of Culture and Archaeological Survey of India on all aspects including security. However,a final decision on the proposal would be taken only after viewing all the pros and cons,they said. The sources said Lord Venkateswara has dozens of highly valuable and ancient ornaments (Divyabharanams) including gem sets,huge crowns and ancient gem set garlands worth several crores of Rupees. The hill temple is the richest in the country with about 2.4 crore pilgrims visiting it annually and making offerings running into crores of Rupees,they said.
