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New Delhi : Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi will inaugurate the project “Development of Spiritual Circuit : Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple-Aranmula-Sabarimala” being implemented under the Swadesh Drashan Scheme of Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, in the presence of Palanisamy Sathasivam ,Governor of Kerala, Pinarayi Vijayan, Chief Minister of Kerala, and K J Alphons, Union Minister of State (I/C) for Tourism, in Kerala on January 15, 2019.
The project ‘Development of Spiritual Circuit: Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple-Aranmula-Sabarimala’ was sanctioned by the Ministry of Tourism in 2016-17 for Rs 92.22 Crores. Majority of work under this project has been carried out at the Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple.
The Sree Padmanabaswamy Temple is one of the 108 divyadesams of Lord Vishnu. The temple witnesses huge footfall throughout the year. However, the temple precinct did not establish a sense of arrival to the revered destination nor were the amenities sufficient to cater to the tourists. Under this project, the Ministry has developed and rejuvenated the temple and its surroundings keeping in mind the factors of heritage and socio-cultural aspects, according to a PIB release.