New Delhi: Infosys founder Narayana Murthy and his wife Sudha Murthy, who started the country’s legendary IT company Infosys, reached Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam. Here he donated a gold conch shell and a golden turtle idol. The weight of both of them is about 2 kg. Please tell that Sudha Murthy has also been a member of the trust of Tirupati Balaji temple earlier. Narayana Murthy and Sudha Murthy hand over the donated conch shell and tortoise idol to EO Dharma Reddy, member of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam Trust. Both went to the Ranganayakula Mandapam of the temple on this special occasion. Let us tell you that Narayan Murthy (Infosys founder Narayana Murthy) recently revealed that he is very inspired by Bhagavad Gita. The billionaire also talked about his favorite character from the Indian epic Mahabharata. Speaking at an event in the past, Murthy had said, “The character in Mahabharata that has inspired me the most is Karna, and it is because of his generosity. That’s how I grew up.” There has been a big change in the prices of gold and silver today, before buying, know what is the price of 10 grams of gold
The idol of conch and turtle is very special
Let us tell you that the gold conch and turtle idol donated by the Murthy couple is very special. Both of these have been specially designed. Both of these are used in the consecration of Swami Ammavar. This donation of Murthy couple is also called ‘Bhuri’ donation. According to media reports, at present the average price of gold in the market is around Rs 60,000 per 10 grams. The donated gold conch and tortoise idol weighs about 2 kg. In this case, their cost is around Rs 1.50 crore.
The Tirumala Tirupati Balaji Temple has been receiving donations from time immemorial. Big leaders, actors, industrialists and celebrities keep reaching this temple. It is also believed that with such donations Lord Venkatesh removes their troubles.