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In a surprise development, the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) on Friday announced its decision to hand over the famed Gandi Sri Veeranjaneya Swamy temple in Chakrayapet mandal of Kadapa district back to the Endowments Department. The temple’s ownership changed hands between the Endowments Department and the TTD four times in the last twelve years, making a mockery of temple autonomy. …

The importance of the place is on account of the temple of Veeramjaneya swamy on the bank of river Papagni familiarly is known as Gandi anjaneya swamy temple. Gandi is the term used for a narrow passes between two hills and river Papagni flows through this Gandi or pass. Formerly it was called ‘Hiranyaghattam’. There is a dilapidated temple of ...