I-CHENNAI, eIndiya-iNkosi iVenkateswara yaseTirumala itsala abakhenkethi abaninzi basekhaya kunayo nayiphi na enye indawo kweli lizwe-imbonakalo entle, yenkolo okanye ngenye indlela. Ngokwezibalo zika-2010 ezikhutshwe nguMphathiswa wezoKhenketho weManyano, uAndhra Pradesh ufumene indawo eyona ndawo ityelelweyo kweli lizwe erekhoda abakhenkethi basekhaya abazizigidi ezili-155.8 ngenxa yeetempile zaseTirumala naseTirupati ezitsala abona bakhenkethi basekhaya.
Inani labakhenkethi basekhaya abandwendwela i-Andhra Pradesh lingaphezulu kwe-Uttar Pradesh kunye ne-Maharashtra, ene-Taj Mahal kunye ne-Ajanta Ellora, ngokulandelelana, igosa eliphezulu lezoKhenketho kwi-Union lathi.
Abakhenkethi abamalunga nezigidi ezingama-740 batyelele iindawo ezahlukeneyo zelizwe ngo-2010 – benyuke nge-10.7% xa kuthelekiswa nonyaka ophelileyo. Inani labatyeleli abakhenkethi basekhaya kumazwe nakwimimandla yeManyano lalingama-669 ezigidi ngo-2009 kunye nama-563 ezigidi ngo-2008.
UVK Jeyakodi, unobhala wesebe lezokhenketho eTamil Nadu, uthi: “Phantse ama-60 ekhulwini abakhenkethi abatyelela eTamil Nadu baphantsi kodidi lwenkcubeko nolohambo ngezonqulo. Itempile yaseRameswaram inezona ndwendwe ziphezulu minyaka le kwaye uninzi lwabahambi ngezonqulo abandwendwela iRameswaram nabo benza inqaku lokutyelela iMadurai. Bandwendwela itempile yaseMeenakshi Amman emva koko baye eRameswaram.
Iipesenti ezingama-40 eziseleyo ziquka abo beza kunyango kwizibhedlele zaseChennai nakwezinye izixeko ezimbalwa zaseTamil Nadu. “Asinazo iinkcukacha ezithe ngqo kubakhenkethi bezonyango. Sakha enye, ”utshilo uJeyakodi.
INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:
- Rameswaram temple has the maximum visitors every year and most of the pilgrims who visit Rameswaram also make it a point to visit Madurai.
- Inani lokutyelelwa kwabakhenkethi basekhaya kumazwe nakwimimandla yeManyano yayizizigidi ezingama-669 ngo-2009 kunye nezigidi ezingama-563 ngo-2008.
- According to statistics for 2010 released by the Union tourism ministry, Andhra Pradesh has gained the position of the most visited destination in the country recording 155.
