GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

ABSTRACT

Revenue Department - Notification of places of worship for prohibit propagation of religion other than the religion traditionally practiced at such places - Orders - Issued.

REVENUE (ENDOWMENTS.III) DEPARTMENT

G.O.Ms.No.747 Dated: 02.06.2007

ORDER:

The following notification shall be published in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette.

NOTIFICATION

The Governor of Andhra Pradesh has promulgated the Andhra Pradesh Propagation of other religion in the places of worship or prayer (Prohibition) Ordinance, 2007 (Andhra Pradesh Ordinance 3 of 2007) on 22nd May, 2007 which was published in The Andhra Pradesh Gazette, Part- IV-B Extraordinary on 24 th May, 2007. This ordinance empowers the Government to prohibit propagation of religion in places of worship or prayer other than the religion traditionally practiced at such place and notify such places of worship or prayer from time to time.

The Government hereby notify the following places of worship under Section 2(2) of the said ordinance.

i) The Tirumala Divya Kshetram comprising all the seven sacred hills as defined in G.O.Ms.No.746, Revenue (Endts.III) Department, dt. 02.06.2007. ii) Following ten Theerthams lying in TTD limits. 1) Sesha Theertham 2) Kumaradhara Theertham 3) Sankasananda Theertham 4) Papavinasana Theertham 5) Gopala Theertham 6) Thumbur Theertham 7) Pasupu Theertham 8) Ramakrishna Theertham 9) Bhima Theertham 10) Kapila Theertham

iii) The temples mentioned in the first schedule of Andhra Pradesh Charitable & Hindu Religious Institutions and Endowments Act, 1987. iv) Sri Varaha Laxmi Narasimha Swamy Devasthanam, v) Sri Veera Venkata Satyanarayana Swamy Devasthanam, vi) Sri Venkateswara Swamy Devasthanam, Dwaraka Tirumla, vii) Sri Durga Malleswara Swamy Devasthanam, Vijayawada, viii) Sri Kalahasteeswara Swamy Devasthanam, Srikalahasthi, ix) Sri Bhramaramba Mallikarjunaswamy Devasthanam, Srisailam x) Sri Sri Varasiddhi Vinayaka Swamy Devasthanam, Kanipakam, xi) Sri Seetharamachandra Swamy Devasthanam, Bhadrachalam, xii) Sri Raja Rajeswara Swamy Devasthanam, Vemulavada, xiii) Sri Laxmi Narasimhaswamy Devasthanam, Yadagirigutta, xiv) Sri Panakala Lakshmi Narasimhaswamy Devasthanam, Mangalagiri,

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(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH)

I.V. SUBBA RAO PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT

To The Commissioner of Printing, Stationery and Stores Purchase, Hyderabad for notification in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette.

The Executive Officer, Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams, Tirupati. The Commissioner of Endowments, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. The Executive Officers of subject temples.

//FORWARDED :: BY ORDER//

SECTION OFFICER

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