Tirumala Devasthanams to build temple in Jammu

Thursday, February 13, 2020

If you are planning a pilgrimage in the near future, you can add some temple sites to your list! After constructing temples across India, the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) will soon begin the construction of the Sri Venkateswara Swamy temple in Jammu in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, TTD EO Sri Anil Kumar Singhal said on Friday, February 7 at Tirumala.

Singhal reportedly said that the Government of Jammu had already identified seven places for the construction of the temple. Suitable places for the temple construction work were finalised by a team of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) officials. However, Friday, a final conclusion on the place of construction was decided and soon, the construction work for the temple is set to commence.

Singhal also went on to say that the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams board has approved for the temple construction at PM Minister Narendra Modi’s constituency, Varanasi, too. Currently, Sri Venkateswara Swamy temples constructed by Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams are at the following places – Hyderabad, Kanyakumari and Kurukshetra. Also, construction works for temples at Chennai, Visakhapatnam and Bhuvaneshwar are still underway.

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