Trouble began on Wednesday evening when activists from right-wing groups clashed with police after state government officials failed to light the sacred lamp at the hilltop stone lamp pillar.
A fire broke out at small shops near the Kondagattu Anjaneya Swamy temple in Jagityal district, Telangana, on Saturday night, leaving the shops destroyed.
Shivakumar revealed that his in-laws used to visit the temples four times when he was in the Tihar jail and termed the temple to be a wonderful and historical place.
The occupants of the other car sustained injuries and were rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment. Police have registered a case and begun an investigation into the cause of the collision.
Chairman and Managing Director of Reliance Industries Limited, Mukesh Ambani, visited Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple in Tirumala on Sunday morning and offered prayers.
Andhra Pradesh Endowments Minister Anam Ramanarayana Reddy on Sunday visited the injured devotees at a hospital following the tragic stampede at Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple in Kasibugga, Srikakulam district, which claimed nine lives and left several others wounded.
"Yesterday, I told the devotees to go inside the temple, but suddenly a large number of devotees came together at a time and we could not control it. We have not provided any information to the police... Whenever I am there, usually devotees enter there one by one and worship..." Hari Muk
He inquired about the absence of a Standard Operating Procedure during the Venkateswara Swamy Temple stampede, noting that in the country, managing the crowd is often more challenging than gathering it.
TTD officials welcomed him and made arrangements for the darshan. At the Ranganayakula Mandapam, Vedic scholars offered Vedic blessings, and TTD officials presented the temple's teertha prasadams to him.
On the auspicious occasion of Kaishika Dwadashi, the Kaishika Dwadashi Asthanam was conducted with great elegance at the Tirumala Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple.
Nine people were killed in the mishap. He further clarified that the shrine has both an entry and an exit. The TDP leader said that an "unfortunate" incident had happened in Kasibugga Venkateswara Swamy Temple.