06-17-2004, 05:11 AM
Tirupati row
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->He said that the 'heritage' 1000 pillar mandap on the hills, built
around 650 years ago and the house of Anantha Alwar, who was made the
temple custodian by none other than Saint Ramanuja, had been
demolished by TTD in the name of expanding the present temple
complex.
"It looks that it is being done in a very planned manner, as if they
don't want to see any link with Ramanuja", he claimed adding that
even Saint Ramanuja's mutt, where he himself lived, was under threat
of demolition. Ramanuja built it in 1057 A.D. and stayed in it for
one year.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->He said that the 'heritage' 1000 pillar mandap on the hills, built
around 650 years ago and the house of Anantha Alwar, who was made the
temple custodian by none other than Saint Ramanuja, had been
demolished by TTD in the name of expanding the present temple
complex.
"It looks that it is being done in a very planned manner, as if they
don't want to see any link with Ramanuja", he claimed adding that
even Saint Ramanuja's mutt, where he himself lived, was under threat
of demolition. Ramanuja built it in 1057 A.D. and stayed in it for
one year.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->