‘Dongala Mandapam’ in a state of ruin
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The construction was once a shelter for devotees visiting Tirupati for 4 centuries
A construction that was once a place of shelter for devotees visiting Tirupati for 4 centuries is now a pale shadow of its former self, because of the apathy of officers and public indifference.
The sixteenth century construction situated at Mangalam, as soon as a abandoned village and now in the jap suburbs of Tirupati, is domestically generally known as ‘Dongala Mandapam’. In reality, there are a number of such constructions recognized by the title ‘Dongala Mandapam’ on the assorted routes in the direction of Tirupati. The construction used to offer shelter to devotees arriving in the direction of Tirumala from Srikalahasti and past.
Built by the Vijayanagara kings for the profit of the general public, the pavilion abutting thick forests used to offer shelter to the trekking devotees from warmth and rain, aside from making certain security from wild animals by facilitating evening keep. The rock construction is now in a shambles with thick vegetation development throughout.
Emani Sivanagi Reddy, famous archaeologist and Chief Executive Officer of Cultural Centre of Vijayawada and Amaravathi, paid a go to to the spot lately together with B.V. Ramana, a nature fanatic, when, to his utter dismay, he discovered the construction in a dilapidated situation. Dr. Reddy appealed to the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) and State Department of Archaeology and Museums to safeguard the monument for posterity.
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