Telangana Endowments Department
Government department · Boggulakunta, Abids, Hyderabad, Telangana
The Telangana Endowments Department took over supervision of Hindu religious and charitable institutions in the state after Telangana was carved out of Andhra Pradesh in 2014, continuing the 1987 Endowments Act. It runs or supervises the state's best-known shrines, including Bhadrachalam, Vemulawada, Basara, Kondagattu, Komuravelli and the Hyderabad Bonalu temples, through Executive Officers and trust boards. It also organises large festivals such as the Medaram Sammakka Saralamma jatara and Bonalu. Yadagirigutta, earlier under this department, now has its own statutory Yadagirigutta Devasthanam Board.
How it is run
Headed by the state Minister for Endowments and a Commissioner of Endowments, who exercises general superintendence over all charitable and Hindu religious institutions; major temples have government-appointed trust boards and Executive Officers. Since the 2025 amendment, Yadagirigutta has a separate TTD-style board.
Tips for pilgrims
- Use the state's T App Folio app or each temple's counters for seva and puja tickets; there is no single TTD-style booking site for all temples.
- For Bhadrachalam Sri Rama Navami Kalyanam and Medaram jatara, check the department's and district administration's announcements for ticket and traffic arrangements well ahead.
- Carry photo ID for room bookings at temple cottages; Hyderabad Bonalu temples see very heavy crowds on Ashada Sundays.
Temples it runs
- Sri Seetha Ramachandra Swamy Temple – Bhadrachalam, Bhadradri Kothagudem district
- Sri Raja Rajeswara Swamy Temple – Vemulawada, Rajanna Sircilla district
- Sri Anjaneya Swamy Temple – Kondagattu, Jagtial district
- Sri Balkampet Yellamma Temple – Balkampet, Hyderabad
- Sri Bhadrakali Temple – Warangal
- Sri Bhavani Ramalingeswara Swamy Temple – Keesaragutta, Medchal-Malkajgiri district
- Sri Gnana Saraswati Temple – Basara, Nirmal district
- Sri Jogulamba Temple – Alampur, Jogulamba Gadwal district
- Sri Kaleshwara Mukteswara Swamy Temple – Kaleshwaram, Jayashankar Bhupalpally district
- Sri Mallikarjuna Swamy Temple (Komuravelli Mallanna) – Komuravelli, Siddipet district
- Sri Peddamma Thalli Temple – Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad
- Sri Sammakka Saralamma Temple – Medaram, Mulugu district
- Sri Ujjaini Mahankali Temple – Secunderabad