A new temple was built at the old temple site. A temporary temple, Balalayam, was built till the renovation was on. The temple was rebuilt in the Krishna Sila (Black stone). The new temple was inaugurated on 28 March 2022 by Chief Minister of Telangana
K. Chandrasekhar Rao.
Donations and Renovations The then
Chief Minister of Telangana,
K. Chandrashekhar Rao initiated the renovation of the temple, and approved a final layout. A major renovation of the temple was completed with a budget of ₹1800 crores. The work started in 2016 and was completed in March 2022 by the Yadadri Temple Development Authority (YTDA). The temple owned 39 kilos of
gold and 1,753 tonnes of silver for lining the gopurams and walls in the temple. The centuries-old practice of using
lime mortar to join different stone parts is being used. The YTDA acquired around by spending ₹300 crores. The YTDA also constructed houses near the Vishnu Gundam (a bathhouse). The Seventh
Nizam of
Hyderabad,
Mir Osman Ali Khan during his rule, had passed a grant of Rs.82,825 to this temple. In Feb 2023, on behalf of the Nizam family,
Princess Esra, wife of the 8th Nizam, gifted jewellery worth 8 Lakh Rupees to the temple.
Sections The sections of the temple include the main temple, Mukha Mandapam, seven gopurams (domes) with wooden roofs, vratha peetham, Swamy Vari Udyana Vanam, kalyana mandapam, satram etc. The pillars of 12
Alvars (the poet-saints of Sri Vaishnavism) in the main temple is a significant feature. The temple entrance arch will depict
Mahābhūta (the five elements). there is vishnu gundam. It is also proved that when we bath, all bad things are washed away from us.
Temple architecture The architecture of the temple is based on
Agama Shastra. The temple is built entirely in stone. The temple was earlier built on . After demolishing all structures on the temple hillock, the base for the temple is now .
Design The principal film set designer is
Anand Sai and lead architect P Madhusudhan, chosen for their understanding of the ancient designs based on silpa and Agama principles. The entire temple is built in stone. The stone designs in Yadadri were provided by the chief sthapathi of the temple, Sundararajan Srinivasan.
Sculptures Three types of stones are being used for the temple like
Krishna Sila (also known as
Purusha Sila) for presiding deities in the sanctum sanctorum;
Sthri Sila for deities of Goddesses; and
Napunsaka Sila used for flooring, walls etc. Black granite stone is also used, based on the temple architecture of the
Kakatiya dynasty in Telangana. The black granite stone has tiny pores, and it becomes strong and hard when milk, curd, oil and other liquids get into those pores, according to learned (sculpture experts). ==Transport==