Beyond accommodation, high-stakes betting also intensified during the festivities. Organisers reportedly finalised deals with betting syndicates well ahead of Sankranti. In Tadepalligudem alone, betting worth nearly Rs 2.5 crore was said to be lined up. Syndicates in areas such as Seesali, Narayanapuram and Chinaamiram were preparing play arenas worth around Rs 1 crore each.Beyond accommodation, high-stakes betting also intensified during the festivities. Organisers reportedly finalised deals with betting syndicates well ahead of Sankranti. In Tadepalligudem alone, betting worth nearly Rs 2.5 crore was said to be lined up. Syndicates in areas such as Seesali, Narayanapuram and Chinaamiram were preparing play arenas worth around Rs 1 crore each.
Skyrocketing stay prices steal the spotlight as Sankranti fever grips Godavari districts
