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The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams’ (TTD) Executive Officer Anil Kumar Singhal on Monday, January 19, said that various state governments have accorded approvals and allocated land for the construction of Sri Venkateswara temples. The TTD, which oversees the famous Tirumala temple, will be constructing temples in Assam’s Guwahati, Bihar’s Patna, Tamil Nadu’s Coimbatore and Karnataka’s Belgaum.
The temples were being taken up across the country as per the directions of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu and currently discussions are being held with various state authorities to take possession of allotted lands before the TTD Trust board meeting.
Notably in December 2025, TTD Chairman BR Naidu had said that Bihar government plans on allocating a 10.11 acre plot in Mokama Khas area of Patna. In a letter written to BR Naidu, Bihar Chief Secretary Pratyaya Amrit said that the Bihar government had accepted TTD’s proposal to construct a replica of the Lord Venkateshwara Swamy temple in Tirumala.
“The construction of temples across the country would help in spreading the Bhakti tradition and strengthening devotional practices among devotees,” Anil Kumar Singhal stated on January 19, adding that engineering officials have been instructed to conduct a detailed inspection of the dilapidated Pilgrim Amenities Complex at the TTD temple in Rishikesh and prepare an action plan for the construction of a new complex by February.
TTD has already constructed temples in Jammu, Kurukshetra, Rishikesh, New Delhi, Bhubaneshwar, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Kanyakumari, Chennai and Bengaluru.
Anil Kumar also said that appointment orders have been issued to 536 selected Veda Parayanadars across various temples.
The TTD also announced that they will expand Annaprasadam distribution to all its temples by the end of March. As of the moment, Annaprasadam is being served in 56 temples. Executive Officer Anil Kumar instructed officials to ensure two-time daily distribution in all temples.