Bengaluru: The Department of Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments, Government of Karnataka, has constructed choultries or guesthouses at Tirumala, Srisailam, Mantralayam and Tiruchanur in Andhra Pradesh, at Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, and at Tuljapur in Maharashtra to provide accommodation for pilgrims from the state.
Those who wish to use these facilities may contact the respective State Choultry offices: special officer, Karnataka State Choultry, Tirumala (ph: 087722774276); manager, Srisailam (ph: 0852228- 7142); manager, Mantralayam (ph: 08512279- 600 or 94819 89423); special officer, Tiruchanur (ph: 08772239003); manager, Hanuman Ghat, Varanasi (ph: 054265- 40752); and manager, Karnataka Bhavan/Karnataka State Choultry, Ghatsheela Road, Tuljapur, Osmanabad district, Maharashtra (ph: 89709 96273), a press release said.
