A major heritage restoration effort is set to unfold at the sacred foothills of Tirumala, as the Pune-based Lord Venkateswara Charitable and Religious Trust, prepares to undertake the scientific restoration works of the centuries-old Padalamandapam at Alipiri in Tirupati, a Vijayanagara-era structure that welcomes pilgrims trekking to the hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara.

The initiative comes in the wake of a proposal for dismantling the mandapam and the follow u

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