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Religious tourism is spurring real estate growth in India's pilgrim towns

Record tourist influx and government investments drive property prices up in temple cities

More than 1.9 mn devotees visit Tirupati temple in Feb, offer Rs 112 cr

Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams, the official custodian of Sri Venkateswara temple in Tirupati received offerings worth Rs 112 crore in February from more than 19 lakh devotees, said an official on Saturday. TTD Executive Officer (EO) A V Dharma Reddy shared the statistics for February with reporters after concluding the monthly Dial Your EO programme. Hundi (offerings) collections amounted to Rs 112 crore while more than 19 lakh devotees had darshan (visit) in February, said Reddy in a press release. The executive officer also noted that more than 95 lakh laddus (consecrated sweets) were sold in February. Reddy also said that the temple body has decided to allot 85 percent of the 7,500 rooms available at Tirumala, adequate for 45,000 persons, to common devotees. However, he advised devotees to stay at Tirupati itself as more accommodation over and above this quota cannot be provided in Tirumala. The EO also highlighted that Sri Padmavati Children's Heart Centre set a record by ..

Over 75% intercity passengers booked rides from 6 pm-12 am on redBus in '23

Over 75 per cent of all intercity bus passengers, who made bookings on the redBus platform, travelled between 6pm and 12 midnight in 2023, according to a report. The time from noon to 5pm was a distant second with 13 per cent of all travel occurring during this time, the online bus ticketing platform said in a report released on Friday. A total of 76 per cent of people made intercity travel bookings on the platform for journeys between 6 pm and 12 midnight, the report said. As per the report, on an average, more than 50,000 buses were available on the redBus platform per day in 2023. All calculations are as per data on the redBus platform for 2023. Additionally, according to the report, the popularity of AC buses remained high, constituting 63 per cent of all intercity bus bookings on redBus, higher than the 60 per cent recorded in 2023. As per the report, Tirupati and Shirdi were the most-visited pilgrimage destinations in 2023, followed by Nashik & Ujjain (Mahakaleshwar). The .

Operation Leopard: 5th big cat captured near Andhra's Narasimhaswamy Temple

All the trapped leopards have been shifted to the Tirupathi Sri Venkateswara Zoological Park in Tirupathi

SRK visits Tirupati with daughter Suhana, Nayanthara ahead of Jawan release

Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan visits Sri Venkateshwara Swamy Temple, Tirupati with daughter Suhana, Nayantara and others. SRK's Jawan movie is set to release on September 7

Tirupati officials review security arrangements ahead of CM Reddy's visit

Ahead of the visit of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy to Tirumala and Tirupati on September 27, the district officials on Sunday reviewed the route map and security arrangements

Earthquake of magnitude 3.6 occurs near Andhra Pradesh's Tirupati

An earthquake of magnitude 3.6 on the Richter scale occurred 85 km Northeast of Andhra Pradesh's Tirupati, said National Center for Seismology on Sunday.The time of the incident is said to be around 1.10 am."Earthquake of Magnitude:3.6, Occurred on 03-04-2022, 01:10:29 IST, Lat: 14.24 & Long: 79.90, Depth: 20 Km, Location: 85km NE of Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh," National Center for Seismology tweeted.

IndiGo flight to Tirupati diverted to Bengaluru after technical snag

Actor-turned-politician and YSRCP MLA Roja Selvamani and TDP senior leader and former Finance Minister Yanamala Ramakrishnudu were on board in the flight

11 patients die in Tirupati's Ruia hospital due to low pressure oxygen

As many as 11 patients, who were on ventilator support, died due to low pressure in medical oxygen supply at Ruia Government Hospital in Tirupati on Monday, Chittoor District Collector M Harinarayan

Andhra: Oppn demands cancellation of bypoll to Tirupati LS constituency

The opposition alleged that the ruling YSR Congress instigated bogus voting on a large scale, particularly in the temple town Tirupati.

We'll be transparent on everything, says TTD's new chairman YV Subba Reddy

People come here to pray to the Lord and they need a better environment

Tirupati laddu turns bitter for TTD; causes Rs 140 cr loss

In 2016, about ten crore pieces of laddu (ball-shaped sweet) were made and sold

Now Tirupati temple to send divine blessings for couples getting married

The free scheme could be availed by just married couples also, temple Public Relations Officer said