In the first phase, around 160 cottages were built on a 250-acre land. The ground plan primarily included housing, roads, green spaces and other commercial establishments. The development authority acquired nearly 1,900 acres for the entire project. Inside the Yadadri temple complex in Telangana | Rishika Sadam | ThePrint The temple, which was originally on 25,000 square yards, has now been expanded and rebuilt on 4 acres. It is the highlight of the town, proud architects said. The approach to the religious place is dazzling with lights. There’s lush greenery on either side as the road goes up and around a beautified waterbody.Īs one reaches the hill, the new temple is clearly visible even from a distance. On the left of the highway today is an arch which marks the entry to the temple town - and the road from there looks no less fancier than the one that leads to the airport. The narrow, rocky hilly road that led up to the temple from the highway is now a thing of the past. The temple - from 25,000 square yards to 4 acres On Vijaya Dashami day in 2016, the first pillar of the temple was laid.Ī temporary temple, balalayam, was set up nearby so that devotees could continue darshan.Īlso read: How a land grab charge saw KCR strip health minister of his portfolio and take over
The enterprise was so close to the chief minister’s heart that KCR appointed himself head of the YTDA, specifically formed to execute the project. He wanted it to be as popular, aides said. Though lakhs of devotees from other states visited the temple annually, KCR envisioned Yadagirigutta in the lines of the country’s richest temple Tirumala. In 2015, not long after he took over as chief minister of the country’s youngest state, KCR focussed on giving this temple a whole new face. The Sree Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Vari Devastanam at Yadadri, Telangana | YTDA | Twitter The magnum temple town cost the government exchequer Rs 1,200 crore, making it more expensive than the Ram Mandir temple project in Ayodhya.ĭespite several hurdles, and recently Covid, construction in the temple town did not stop for ‘a single’ day’, the temple development authority said. A reservoir is also being planned in one of the nearby villages.” One of the hills will be a temple city that will have upscale hotels, hospitals, commercial projects and malls. It is a huge project that will continue for years. Of the eight surrounding hills, two have been taken up for development at the moment. Incidentally, Tirumala is spread over seven hills.Īn official from the Yadagirigutta Temple Development Authority (YTDA) elaborated on the project: “One hill is just the temple.
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