{"id":12,"date":"2026-09-03T16:52:43","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T16:52:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karnatakapravasisoudhaguesthouse.in\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2026-09-05T06:46:05","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T06:46:05","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/karnatakapravasisoudhaguesthouse.in\/index.php\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"12\" class=\"elementor elementor-12\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d17f3a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2d17f3a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1901bb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"1901bb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- =========================================================\r\n     KARNATAKA PRAVASI SOUDA\r\n     ABOUT SECTION \u2014 REFINED VERSION\r\n========================================================= -->\r\n\r\n<section class=\"kps-about-section\">\r\n\r\n    <!-- =========================\r\n         SECTION HEADING\r\n    ========================== -->\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"kps-section-heading\">\r\n\r\n        <h2>ABOUT KARNATAKA PRAVASI SOUDA<\/h2>\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"kps-heading-decoration\">\r\n            <span class=\"kps-decoration-line\"><\/span>\r\n            <span class=\"kps-decoration-icon\">\u2662<\/span>\r\n            <span class=\"kps-decoration-line\"><\/span>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n    <!-- =========================\r\n         MAIN CONTENT\r\n    ========================== -->\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"kps-about-wrapper\">\r\n\r\n        <!-- LEFT IMAGE -->\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"kps-image-box\">\r\n\r\n            <img decoding=\"async\"\r\n                src=\"http:\/\/karnatakapravasisoudhaguesthouse.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-04-at-01.08.05.jpeg\"\r\n                alt=\"Karnataka Pravasi Souda Tirumala\"\r\n            >\r\n\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n        <!-- RIGHT CONTENT -->\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"kps-content-box\">\r\n\r\n            <h3>\r\n                Karnataka Pravasi Souda \u2013 A Historic Choultry in Tirumala\r\n            <\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n            <p>\r\n                <strong>Karnataka State Charities at Tirumala<\/strong> have a\r\n                historic relevance and a longstanding connection with the\r\n                <strong>Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD)<\/strong> spanning\r\n                over 700 years, dating back to the times of the\r\n                <strong>Vijayanagara Empire<\/strong>.\r\n            <\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n            <p>\r\n                The patronage of these charitable facilities was later\r\n                continued by the <strong>Mysore Wodeyars<\/strong>. The present\r\n                facilities of <strong>Karnataka Pravasi Souda (KPS)<\/strong>\r\n                are part of the donations and charitable initiatives made by\r\n                the erstwhile kings of the Mysore Kingdom for the welfare and\r\n                convenience of people visiting Tirumala.\r\n            <\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n            <p>\r\n                After India's independence, as a natural progression, these\r\n                facilities came to be owned and managed by the\r\n                <strong>Government of Karnataka<\/strong>. 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