Vijayawada, July 8 -- As many as 22 major temples in Andhra Pradesh have earned Rs 1,503.90 crore during the financial year 2025-26, which is Rs 124.71 crore higher than the previous year., Andhra government aid on WednesdayAddressing a press conference at the Secretariat at Amaravati, near here, Endowment Minister Anam Ramanarayan Reddy said that 805.04 lakh devotees visited the 22 major temples during the year 2025-26 as against 634.68 lakh devotees in the previous year, and there is a 27 per cent rise in the devotees.
"The famous hill shrine, the Srisailam Shiva temple, has earned Rs 217.24 crore while 119.71 lakh devotees visited the temple during the year 2025-26. The Vadapalli Venkateswara temple has earned Rs 56 crore. As many as 11...