Reliance Industries executive director Anant Ambani visits the Tirumala temple in Tirupati as part of a pilgrimage and performs traditional rituals including tonsure. During the visit, he announces Reliance’s donation of 25 electric buses to the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), aimed at expanding TTD’s electric mobility programme and electric vehicle fleet around Tirumala and Tirupati. Multiple outlets report that the donation is accompanied by additional support intended to address practical requirements for operating an EV fleet. These include help for drivers and investment in charging infrastructure within the temple complex. One report also mentions allied infrastructure to support TTD’s efforts to build an EV ecosystem. The buses are described as adding to an ongoing electrification drive already being developed by TTD over multiple years, and one source specifies the donation value and unit cost. The reports also note that Ambani’s visit includes participating in early morning temple services and conducting darshan, with his hair donation tied to the temple’s mundan tradition.
Anant Ambani donates 25 electric buses to TTD during Tirumala pilgrimage
Reliance Industries executive director Anant Ambani visits the Tirumala temple in Tirupati as part of a pilgrimage and performs traditional rituals including tonsure. During the visit, he announces Re...
- Anant Ambani visits Tirumala temple and performs traditional tonsure (mundan).
- He announces Reliance’s donation of 25 electric buses to the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD).
- The donation is described as supporting TTD’s growing electric vehicle fleet and EV ecosystem efforts.
- Reports say Reliance support includes drivers and EV charging infrastructure within the temple complex.
- TTD’s electrification effort is described as already underway, with this donation presented as a major addition.
The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) received a significant boost to its electric mobility programme on Sunday, as Reliance Industries Executive Director Anant Ambani announced the donation of 25 electric buses valued at ₹27.5 crore, along with support for drivers and EV charging infrastructure. The announcement is the latest and largest single private contribution to an electrification drive that TTD has been quietly building for years.Mr. Anant Ambani visited the Tirupati Temple where he was dressed in simple all-white traditional attire, a dhoti and was wrapped in a white shawl featuring a golden zari border. He donated his hair as part of the temple's long-standing tonsuring (mundan) tradition.He also participated in the early morning Suprabhata Seva and had darshan of the deity before undergoing the traditional tonsure ritual. This practice has been observed by millions of devotees who visit the temple annually.Further to his prayers, he made a significant contribution, one that is notable not just for its scale, 25 buses at ₹1.1 crore per unit, but for the full-stack commitment it represents. Beyond the vehicles, Reliance will fund the salaries of 50 bus drivers and set up charging stations within the complex, plugging two of the most persistent operational gaps in EV fleet expansion: trained manpower and charging infrastructure.Anant Ambani also pledged support to modernize the TTD goshala, modeled after Reliance's Vantara wildlife and animal care initiative in Gujarat.
1 month agoThe additional new buses and allied infrastructure will help TTD’s growing focus on establishing EV eco-system
2 months agoMr. Anant Ambani visited the Tirupati Temple where he was dressed in simple all-white traditional attire, a dhoti and was wrapped in a white shawl featuring a golden zari border.
2 months agoAnant Ambani visited Tirumala temple, performed tonsure as part of his pilgrimage, and announced Reliance's donation of 25 electric buses for TTD.
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