The golden chariot, built at a cost of ₹9.75 crore, was inaugurated at the temple of Lord Sri Varasiddhi Vinayaka Swamy at Kanipakam, 11 km from here, on Wednesday.
Chief pontiff of Sarada Peetham Sri Swaroopanandendra Saraswati, the mutt’s Uttaradhikari Sri Swatmanandendra Saraswati, Endowments Minister Vellampalli Srinivas, Kanipakam temple authorities, and Puthalapattu MLA M.S Babu took part in the inaugural function.
The Sarada Peetham pontiff expressed happiness on this occasion, saying that the procession of the golden chariot would begin at Kanipakam temple on the lines of the Tirumala temple.
