Union Minister offers prayers to Aththi Varadhar

The Aththi Varadar idol is brought out of the temple pond every 40 years. After pujas are conducted for 48 days, the idol is again immersed in the temple tank.

The Union Minister for Law and Justice, Communications, Electronics and Information Technology was accompanied by the party’s state unit president Tamilisai Soundararajan and other BJP functionaries visited the temple on Sunday.

Tamilisai shared images of Prasad offering prayers to the Lord Aththi Varadhar on Twitter. Lakhs of devotees have been thronging the temple since July 1 to offer prayers to the deity.

Prasad who arrived on Saturday had kick started the BJP’s membership drive in the state. He had also held meetings with officials of the departments of Posts, Telecommunication and Information Technology.