Overview
- Droupadi Murmu visited the Sri Venkateswara temple in Tirumala on Friday after first stopping at the Sri Bhu Varahaswamy shrine, receiving traditional TTD honours and blessings from priests.
- In a brief interaction that drew cheers, she stepped out to greet waiting pilgrims and distributed chocolates before departing for Hyderabad, according to local reports.
- On Thursday evening, the President prayed at the Sri Padmavathi Ammavari temple in Tiruchanoor, where TTD officials presented Sesha Vastram and prasadam.
- Later on Friday, she is scheduled to inaugurate the Bharatiya Kala Mahotsav 2025 at Rashtrapati Nilayam in Secunderabad, with a visit to Puttaparthi on Saturday for a Sri Sathya Sai Baba centenary session.
- Earlier in Ambikapur, she addressed Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas, launched the Chief Minister’s Tribal Village Akhra Vikas Yojana, met PVTG representatives and families of tribal freedom fighters, and said LWE is receding as people join the development mainstream.