It is his third visit to the temple town as head of state, since 2015. 

Before offering prayers at the Tirumala Temple, Sirisena, accompanied by his wife Jayanthi Pushpa Kumari and some Sri Lankan officials, participated in the pre-dawn 'Suprabhatham' recitation ritual conducted by priests inside the shrine. 

Sirisena arrived in Tirupati yesterday by road from Bengaluru. After offering worship, the Sri Lankan president was honoured with a sacred silk cloth of the presiding deity, a framed photo of Lord Venkateswara and 'prasadam'. Later, he left for Benguluru by road to fly back to Colombo. 

Sirisena had previously visited the shrine in February 2015 and in August 2016.