<p>Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde today offered prayers at the famous hill shrine of Lord Venkatateswara at nearby Tirumala.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Shinde, who arrived at Tirumala last evening, offered prayers during the Suprabhatha recitation ritual performed in the wee hours, temple sources told PTI.<br /><br />He spent about 40 minutes in the temple, they added.<br />Tirumala-Tirupati Devasthanam Chairman K Bapiraju accompanied the minister during the visit to the temple.<br /><br />Later, he left for Narasapuram in West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh to take part in an official programme.</p>
<p>Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde today offered prayers at the famous hill shrine of Lord Venkatateswara at nearby Tirumala.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Shinde, who arrived at Tirumala last evening, offered prayers during the Suprabhatha recitation ritual performed in the wee hours, temple sources told PTI.<br /><br />He spent about 40 minutes in the temple, they added.<br />Tirumala-Tirupati Devasthanam Chairman K Bapiraju accompanied the minister during the visit to the temple.<br /><br />Later, he left for Narasapuram in West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh to take part in an official programme.</p>