SRI LANKA, September 16, 2004: The annual Brammothsavam Festival of the Mutuwal Sri Venkateshwara Maha Vishnu Devasthanam begins today and concludes on September 24. The day-long chariot festival will be held on September 23. The temple is a Sri Lankan replica of India’s famous Tirupathy Sri Venkatachalapathy shrine, in South India. The temple was completed in January 2002 after four years of construction. Fifteen sculptors/architects of the Thirupathy Devasthanam and over 100 local construction workers labored tirelessly on the project. The temple is the result of the zealous quest of businessman K. Doraisamy Chettiar with the business community and devotees generously contributing towards the project. The temple trust is also engaged in several humanitarian and social welfare activities and envisions educational projects including the construction of a school and a library.
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