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Does such a thing happen?” he asked.Dikshitulu sought to know why new ornaments are used despite the presence of old ornaments. TIRUMALA/VIJAYAWADA: The ongoing controversy between Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) and former chief pontiff AV Ramana Dikshitulu took a new turn on Sunday with TTD executive officer Anil Kumar Singhal announcing that if the Agama Shastras permit the temple body is ready for a public display of jewels to clear all doubts on their safety. “This jewel was donated by Maharaja of Mysore in 1945 and the price of the ruby was put at ?500 crore. “The ruby was inside a big platinum chain and records say that the ruby was broken because of the coins thrown at the idol during Garuda Seva. “Since then, there is no safety for ornaments,” he said..