Archive · 28 Sep 2026
Sri Sathya Sai District Marks World Tourism Day Celebrations
Sri Sathya Sai district celebrated World Tourism Day at a very large banyan tree called Thimmamma Marrimanu.
The event took place near Gootibailu village in Kadiri mandal.
Leaders announced plans for a botanical garden at Eswaramalai.
The garden will have special medicinal and native plants from Rayalaseema.
Students and visitors will be able to learn about plants and nature there.
People also joined a nature walk and watched traditional performances.
An “Ask AI” app was opened at the site’s entrance.
Officials said everyone should help protect tourist places and keep them free of plastic.
World Tourism Day was celebrated at Thimmamma Marrimanu near Gootibailu village in Kadiri mandal.
Kadiri MLA Kandikunta Venkata Prasad and collector K. Shyam Prasad unveiled a botanical garden foundation stone at Eswaramalai.
The planned garden will feature rare medicinal and native plants from the Rayalaseema region.
An “Ask AI” app was inaugurated, while participants joined an Eco-Heritage Walk and traditional performances.
Officials urged public participation in protecting tourism assets and developing destinations as plastic-free sites.
- Who
- The Sri Sathya Sai district Tourism department, Kadiri MLA Kandikunta Venkata Prasad, collector K. Shyam Prasad, government employees, students, and visitors participated.
- What
- The district celebrated World Tourism Day and unveiled the foundation stone for a botanical garden at Eswaramalai.
- When
- On Sunday, during the district’s World Tourism Day celebrations.
- Where
- At Thimmamma Marrimanu near Gootibailu village in Kadiri mandal, Sri Sathya Sai district, Andhra Pradesh.
- Why
- To promote and protect the district’s tourism, natural, and heritage assets and improve visitor awareness of biodiversity.
- Main venue
- Thimmamma Marrimanu, a Guinness World Record-listed banyan tree
- Botanical garden site
- Eswaramalai
- Planned garden focus
- Rare medicinal and native plant species of the Rayalaseema region
- New facility
- An “Ask AI” app was inaugurated at the main entrance of Thimmamma Marrimanu
- Public activity
- Participants joined an Eco-Heritage Walk to Eswaramalai
- Other programme elements
- Traditional performances, a coffee-table book launch, contributor felicitations, nature observation, and a student essay competition
- Development message
- Officials called for tourism destinations to be protected and developed as plastic-free sites