Yadadri Temple: KCR Donates 1.16kg Gold; To Purchase 125 kg From RBI

Telangana Chief Minister KCR has decided to donate 1.16 kg of gold on behalf of his family for the refurbished Yadadri temple. The temple will be opened for devotees on March 28, 2022. KCR stated that the temple will be needing 125 kg of gold for its gold plating of ‘Vimana Gopuram’. And therefore, he said the required gold will be purchased from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

A minister, an MP, state legislators and leaders of Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) also announced to donate 14 kg gold. KCR said that the entire Telangana state will strive to reach the target of 125 kg gold and in fact, claimed that several donors have strode forward of giving gold.

1. Labour Minister Malla Reddy will donate 1 kg of gold to the temple in his personal capacity, and another 1 kg from the people of his constituency in Medchal.
2. Nagarkunrool MLA Marri Janardhan Reddy will donate 2 kg gold, while Bhaskar Rao will give 1 kg gold on behalf of Kaveri Seeds.
3. Chinna Jeyer Swamy, who finalised the ‘muhurat’ for the temple reopening, has committed 1 kg gold for the temple from his ‘peetham’.
4. MP Ranjith Reddy, MLCs K. Naveen Kumar, Shambhipur Raju, MLAs A. Gandhi, M. Hanumantha Rao, M. Krishna Rao and K.P. Vivek Anand, all from Medchal and Ranga Reddy districts, have come forward to donate 6 kg gold.

KCR said that the total value of gold required will be around Rs 65 crore and the government is capable of undertaking the task. “We have decided to buy from the Reserve Bank of India. We will complete the fundraising and buy the gold from the RBI so that we get pure gold”.

The Chief Minister has invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other dignitaries for the reopening of the temple. Earlier on Tuesday, KCR examined the ongoing work in the main building and the sanctum sanctorum. He further took an aerial visit to see the development.

The CM also had talks with the officials about the construction of Gandi Cheruvu, Pushkarini, Kalyana Katta, Deekshaparula Mandapam, and Satyanarayana Vrata Mandapam. The queue lines are adorned with Sanku Chakra symbols, which were especially made from Indore. The temple will also have Tanjore paintings.

According to a press release from the CM’s office, 50 acres out of the 250-acre Temple City will be alloted to greenery, and 250 cottages will be built in the rest of the space. The cottages will be constructed by the temple authorities with the money contributed by the donors.