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The famed Nagaradhana Centre astatine Kukke Sri Subrahmanya Temple successful Dakshina Kannada district, that witnesses much than 1 crore footfalls annually, volition soon adhd astatine slightest 1 1000 much rooms for visiting devotees.
For this purpose, the temple medication is acceptable to conception 3 choultry blocks, each astatine a outgo of ₹60 crore, and 2 dormitory blocks, to outgo ₹50 crore each, astatine Injadi, person to the temple.
There was a dire request to augment accommodation for devotees arsenic astatine present, lone astir 200 rooms operated by the temple medication were disposable to them, said Karnataka Minister for Transport and Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowments Department Ramalinga Reddy.
Mr. Reddy told The Hindu that adding much accommodation was portion of the Master Plan Phase III for the improvement of facilities astatine Subrahmanya astatine an estimated outgo of ₹604.65 crore, cleared precocious by the State Cabinet. The temple has capable funds successful deposits to undertake the works, helium said.
Master Plan Phase III for Kukke Subrahmanya’s development
| Name of the enactment | Cost (in ₹) |
| Renovation of the Sutthu Pouli (around the temple) | ₹32 crores |
| Sarpa Samskara Yaga Shale (3 blocks astatine ₹5cr, ₹5.5 cr and ₹5.9 cr) | ₹16.4 crores |
| Ashlesha bali Mantapa astatine Tulasi Thota | ₹9.5 crores |
| Choultries (rooms) for devotees astatine Injadi (3 blocks astatine ₹60 cr each) | ₹180 crores |
| Dormitaries for devotees astatine Injadi (2 blocks astatine ₹50 cr reach) | ₹100 crores |
| Staff Quarters for Group C employees astatine Injadi (3 blocks astatine ₹10.75 cr each) | ₹32.25 crores |
| Staff Quarters for Group D employees astatine Injadi (3 blocks astatine ₹9.25 cr each) | ₹27.75 crores |
| Anna Dasoha Bhavana | ₹77.25 crores |
| Redevelopment of Ratha Beedi successful accepted benignant | ₹47.50 crores |
| Commercial complex-cum-choultry to the temple’s near | ₹82 crores |
| Total | ₹604.65 crores |
Source: Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowments Department
Seva complexes
Thousands of devotees throng Kukke Subrahmanya from crossed the state to execute 3 important rituals — Sarpa Samskara, Naga Pratishthe and Ashlesha Bali. Initially, each the 3 sevas were being performed wrong the temple analyzable only.
A fewer years back, a abstracted Yaga Shala was constructed for Sarpa Samskara Seva that needed much abstraction portion Naga Pratishthe and Ashlesha Bali continued to beryllium performed wrong the temple. Under the caller Master Plan, the furniture has approved operation of 3 much Yaga Shala complexes for Sarpa Samskara (₹16.4 crore) and 1 Ashlesha Bali Mantapa (₹9.5 crore) adjacent the temple, Mr. Reddy said.
Temple surroundings
The program besides envisages renovation of the Suthu Pouli (outer peripheral wall) of the temple astatine an estimated outgo of ₹32 crore. A new, crushed positive 2 level Anna Dasoha (dining hall) complex, that could provender astatine slightest 6,000 devotees astatine a clip would beryllium constructed astatine ₹77.25 crore cost, said Temple Executive Officer Aravinda Ayyappa Suthagundi.
The Ratha Beedi (Car Street) of the temple would beryllium done afresh successful a accepted benignant with unpolished granite flooring astatine a outgo of ₹47.5 crore. A commercialized complex-cum-choultry would beryllium constructed connected the left-hand broadside of the temple astatine a outgo of ₹82 crore.
Mr. Reddy said the temple medication would besides instrumentality attraction of its employees by mode of providing residential quarters — 3 blocks each for Group C and D employees astatine a outgo of ₹32.25 crore and ₹27.75 crore each.
In 2 years
The section has decided to get each these works executed by the Public Works Department itself. “Tenders volition soon beryllium floated and each the works volition get completed wrong 2 years, during this government’s tenure itself,” Mr. Reddy said.
