The Andhra Pradesh government has given its approval for Srivani Trust funds to be allocated toward the reconstruction and development of six temples located across both Telugu-speaking states, acting on resolutions cleared earlier by the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) board. The Srivani Trust, set up by the TTD to channel devotee contributions toward temple welfare and infrastructure projects beyond Tirumala, has increasingly been used in recent years to fund restoration work at smaller, often under-resourced shrines that lack the resources for major upkeep on their own.
Among the temples cleared for funding are the Sri Prasanna Venkateswara Swamy temple in Secunderabad's Srigiri locality, which will receive Rs 50 lakh, and the Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple at Siddhayyagutta in Dharmavaram, allotted Rs 50.85 lakh. The largest single allocation, Rs 4.60 crore, goes to the Sri Mahakaleswara temple in Dommata, Siddipet district, reflecting the scale of reconstruction work planned there.
Three more temples will share the remaining funds: the Sri Venkateswara Swamy temple in Munagapaka, Anakapalli district, will get Rs 1.75 crore; the Sri Lakshmi Venkateswara Swamy temple at Kinchanpalli in Sangareddy district will receive Rs 1.09 crore; and the Sri Sunkulamma-Maremma temple in Hussainapuram, Kurnool district, has been allocated Rs 1.10 crore. Together, the six projects span temples in both Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, underscoring the Srivani Trust's role as a cross-state vehicle for heritage and temple infrastructure funding regardless of where a shrine falls administratively.
The approvals come as the TTD continues to expand its outreach beyond the Tirumala hill shrine itself, using devotee contributions to support temple renovation, civic amenities and welfare schemes in towns and villages with significant devotional footfall but limited local funding. For the smaller temples on this list, many of which serve as community anchors in their respective districts, the sanctioned funds are expected to support structural repairs, expansion of devotee facilities and overall upkeep of temple premises.
