On April 13, 2025, Andhra Pradesh Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan’s wife, Anna Lezhneva, offered her hair (head neela) to Lord Venkateswara (Srivaru) at Tirumala. She was warmly received by Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) officials upon arrival.

Anna visited the Dmavati Investigation Office, offered her hair, and received Bhuvaru's darshan. She planned to stay overnight in Tirumala and receive Srivaru’s darshan again on Monday morning.

Her offering was in gratitude, as her son Mark Shankar recently recovered from a fire accident at his school in Singapore. She reached Tirumala via Renigunta Airport, traveling by a special flight from Hyderabad. Being a non-Hindu, Anna formally declared her faith in Hinduism, as required by TTD. In Hindu tradition, offering hair symbolizes surrendering one’s pride and purifying the self after a vow is fulfilled.