Eluru, May 9 -- Andhra Pradesh Minister for Endowment Anam Ramanarayana Reddy has said that 43 temples located on the Godavari river side will be renovated at a cost of Rs 54.71 crore before the ensuing Godavari pushkarams festival and reiterated the Government's commitment to extend funds to 6,200 temples to perform daily rituals and disburse honorariums to the priests.
Endowment Minister Ramanarayana Reddy inaugurated various development works taken up at a cost of Rs 29 crore in the temple town Dwaraka Tirumala on Saturday.
Talking to the media, the Minister said the Godavari pushkarams would be held from June 26, 2027 to July 7 in which over 12 crore people would participate.
Arrangements are being made in a big way for the Godavari ...