KURNOOL: Monuments that are under the control of the archeological department like Konda Reddy Burj, and Yaganti Uma Maheshwar temple have been closed with immediate effect and will remain so till May 15.
Ironically, endowment officials maintain that they have not received any instructions to shut down temples in view of the spread of coronavirus. There are 3800 temples in the district out of which 400 are medium-scale in terms of revenue generation.
The monuments and temples closed in Kurnool district include Abdul Wahab Khan tomb, Kurnool, Kondareddy buruju, Uma Maheshwara Swamy Temple, Yaganti., Nandavaram temples, including Subramanya sculpture, Nandavaram, Adoni fort, Adoni and Andra and Asoka inscriptions at Jonnagiri, Rajulamandagiri.
Yaganti temple, located in Banaganapalle mandal, is one of the oldest temples and is under the control of the Union Government. Archaeological evidence stated that the pilgrim centre was built during the reign of Vijayanagara’s…