Amaravati’s first major attraction almost ready

Amaravati is all set to get its major tourist attraction ready with Iskcon almost finishing the construction of South India’s first golden temple. The Iskcon temple is coming up with the construction of 108 mandaps in the South Indian and Rajasthani architectural style and work on the Swarna Hamsa (golden swan) is going on near Kondaveedu.

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The golden temple is likely to be an international tourist center after it is completed. The temple construction began after a idol of Vennamudda (butter) Krishna was found during excavations at the foot of the Kondaveedu hill few months ago. They say it is the only one of its kind in the Asian continent, built by Vijayanagara king, Krishnadevaraya.

The Golden Temple is coming up at cost of 500 Crore. Iskcon is undertaking the construction also with the participation (donation) from devotees, such as donating saplings for plantation, Krishna Leela idols, fountains, grills, bricks, cement, iron, sand, doors, marble, tiles, fans, silver and brass puja objects. The state government had allotted land.