The President of India Smt. Droupadi Murmu, laid the foundation stone for the project Development of Pilgrimage Facilities at Bhadrachalam Group of Temples today at Sri Seetha Ramachandra Swamivari Devasthanam, Bhadrachalam in the Bhadradri Kothagudem District of the state of . She also laid the foundation stone for another project called Development of Pilgrimage and Heritage Infrastructure of UNESCO World Heritage Site at Rudreshwara (Ramappa) Temple at Mulugu in the state. Both these projects have been approved under the PRASHAD (National Mission on Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Heritage Augmentation Drive) Scheme of the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India.
The temple at Bhadrachalam,Sri Seetha Ramchandra Swamyvari Devasthanam, is said to be more than 350 years old and is closely associated with epic of Ramayana. It is believed that Lord Rama with his wife Goddess Sita and brother Lakshmana spent some part of their 14 years of exile at a village called Parnasala, a part of Dandakaranya forest near Bhadrachalam Temple. The project Development of Pilgrimage Facilities at Bhadrachalam Group of Temples, Telangana has been approved by the Ministry of Tourism at an estimated cost of Rs 41.38 Crores.