Karnataka tourism minister and Bellary mine baron Gali Janardhan Reddy has donated a diamond-studded crown (32kg of pure gold + 70,000 diamonds weighing 4,000 carats + a huge 890-carat emerald) worth Rs 42 crore (US$8.8 million) to Lord Venkateswara at Tirupati. Keertilal Jewellers of Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu took nine months to fashion the crown. With this offering, the total number of crowns placed with the Lord has gone up to seven. Useful link:
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