The famous Tirumala Venkateshwara Temple of Andhra Pradesh is soon going to have a replica in Jammu. The Jammu and Kashmir administration has reportedly agreed to allot 100-acre land to the Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanam trust along the Jammu-Katra highway for the temple construction.

 

 

The construction by TTD is hopefully to be completed in two years’ time with a Vedic School and Hospital, according to the officials. Two sites were identified as suitable for constructing the temple. As per reports, acting on the instructions of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy, the team comprising TTD Executive Officer Anil Kumar Singhal, Joint Executive Officer Basant Kumar and Board Member J. Sekar held discussions with the Union Territory’s officials and short-listed two sites at Dhummi and Majin in the Jammu district.

 

 

 

 

It’s been a long pending demand of pilgrims from many north Indian states visiting Tirumala and seems it’s now going to be fulfilled. The officials have met and discussed the details of the project.

 

 

However, funds for constructing the temple, a Vedic school, a marriage hall and a hospital would be raised from devotees and the TTD would also contribute, to the extent possible. All aspects including security, access to the site, and availability of water and transport facilities have been taken into consideration much before finalizing the sites. The sites are located on the highway leading to the Vaishno Devi Temple of Katra.