Not everything has gone right for the Endowments Department in Telangana, or for the temples under its jurisdiction. Right from the controversy surrounding the kodelu (bulls and cows) at Sri Raja Rajeswara Swamy Temple, Vemulawada, ghee procurement at Sri Seetha Ramachandra Swamy Devasthanam in Bhadrachalam and the desecration of idols and temples in different areas, the manner in which the Endowments department has been in the news for wrong reasons in 2024 has left devotees praying for better days for the State’s temples in 2025.