Archive · 6 Dec 2025
Srikalahasti temple tops devotee satisfaction survey
The Srikalahasteeswara temple in Tirupati has won first place in a government survey for making devotees the happiest.
The survey found that 72.7% of people were happy with their visit.
The temple improved many things like making the darshan (seeing the deity) faster, keeping the place clean, and making sure the staff is polite.
Devotees also like that they can now go directly to the inner sanctum with a Rs 500 ticket without needing middlemen.
This has made the temple more trustworthy and popular.
The temple's income has also increased, and more people are visiting.
The government and the local MLA are happy with these improvements and want to make the temple even better.
Srikalahasteeswara temple topped the state in a government survey for pilgrim satisfaction with a 72.7% satisfaction rate.
Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu congratulated MLA Bojjala Venkata Sudhir Reddy for the temple's improvements.
Devotees praised the fast darshan, cleanliness, queue management, and polite staff behavior.
The temple's hundi income crossed Rs 3 crores, and devotee footfall reached record levels.
Improvements included quicker darshan, upgraded facilities, strengthened medical services, and better sanitation.
- Who
- Srikalahasteeswara temple, Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, MLA Bojjala Venkata Sudhir Reddy, devotees
- What
- Srikalahasti temple topped the state in a government survey for pilgrim satisfaction
- When
- Survey conducted recently (specific date not mentioned)
- Where
- Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India
- Why
- Improvements in darshan, facilities, sanitation, and transparency under MLA's supervision
- Temple Name
- Srikalahasteeswara temple
- Satisfaction Rate
- 72.7%
- MLA
- Bojjala Venkata Sudhir Reddy
- Hundi Income
- Rs 3 crores
- Key Improvements
- Darshan speed, cleanliness, queue management, staff behavior, transparency