Anna Lezhneva, wife of Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister and actor Pawan Kalyan, visited the Tirumala Tirupati temple to offer her hair to Lord Venkateswara Swamy as an act of heartfelt gratitude after her son Mark Shankar Pawanovich’s safe return to Hyderabad.
Pawan Kalyan’s younger son, Mark Shankar Pawanovich, recently survived a fire accident at his school in Singapore while attending a summer camp. On April 8, he suffered burns on his hands and legs. He also suffered from smoke inhalation and recently underwent a bronchoscopy treatment. Following his survival, Mark’s mother, Anna Lezhneva, shaves her head and offers at Tirumala Tirupati on Sunday.
Anna, who follows Russian Orthodox Christianity, completed formalities as per Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanam (TTD) norms, declaring her devotion before participating in the rituals. A video released by the Janasena Party shows Anna signing the required norms and undergoing the head tonsure at Tirumala. She later had darshan at the Sri Varaha Swamy temple and received blessings from temple ved pandits at the Ranganayakula Mandapam. Photos and videos from the event have gone viral on the internet.