The Andhra Pradesh Minister for Endowments, Anam Ramanarayana Reddy, said the capacity of the Venkateswara Swamy Temple is only up to 2,000 to 3,000 people, but about 25,000 people had arrived as it was ‘Ekadashi’.
Reddy also said it is a private temple constructed by an individual named Hari Mukunda Panda with his funds on 12 acres of his land.
“Arrangements were not made accordingly… nor was information provided to the government by the concerned individual. This is the reason for the accident that occurred,” he said in a video statement in Telugu on X.
The Kashibugga Venkateswara temple in Srikakulam district where the stampede took place is not under government management. This private temple is not owned by Devadaya department. A private temple was built by a man named Harimukundpanda with his own funds on his own 12 acres of land. The capacity of this temple is 2,000 to 3,000… pic.twitter.com/mFAkzgHeGM
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