KCR Inspects Yadadri Temple Renovation

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao today visited the Sri Lakshmi Narasimha temple in Yadadri-Bhuvanagiri district to take stock of the ongoing renovation works on the temple's premises, which are now nearing completion.

After reaching the hill shrine early this morning, where he received a warm welcome from the archakas and the temple officials, he first offered prayers to the presiding deity at the Balalayam temple. The CM was then given teertha prasadams.

After this, he inspected various sections of the temple, including the pushkarini, annadana satram, kalyana katta, the presidential suite being built for VVIP devotees, and the inner and outer prakarams.

KCR also reviewed the other ongoing development works in the area, including the green cover expansion project, the construction of a walkway for the devotees, the beautification of the mada streets and the darshan complexes, and the arrangements for queues.

He is reportedly very keen to carry out the reopening of the temple after the completion of the renovation works in a grand ceremony, and will likely convene a review meeting with the concerned officials on the matter very soon.

The CM was accompanied by local MLA G Sunitha, Yadadri CEO G Kishan Rao, temple EO Geeta, architect Anandsai, and several officials of the Yadadri Development Authority.

The Yadadri redevelopment project was started in October 2016, at an estimated cost of Rs 1,200 crore. So far, Rs 850 crore have been spent on the works. The TRS regime has been heavily invested in the project, and has expressed its desire to turn the hill shrine into a "world class religious site". It has, therefore, been monitoring the progress of the redevelopment works regularly.

Once the construction is finished, the temple premises, which have now been expanded to cover 3.5 acres, will house a presidential suite, 13 VVIP villas and a host of amenities for devotees.