Earlier, Central gave relief for TTD to accept foreign currency deposits offered by foreigners without details of the donors in the name of Srivari’s gifts.
Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams stated that devotees who have taken the Divya Darshan token at Bhudevi Complex at Alipiri will only get permission for darshan if they get a stamp at the Galigopuram checkpost.
TTD has decided to give top priority to common pilgrims by giving them 15 hours of daily darshan and reserving 85 percent of the available accommodation at Tirumala
On Thursday, 60,101 devotees visited Tirumala Srivasa and paid their prayers, and 30,991 devotees offered talaneelalu( offered hair) for Lord Venkateshwara
TTD Executive Officer A.V. Dharma Reddy said that face recognition technology allocate rooms for devotees in about ten minutes and eliminating the middlemen
Automatic laddu making machines will be set up at a cost of Rs 50 crore at Tirumala by December this year, according to TTD executive officer AV Dharma Reddy
Earlier, officials of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD), which manages the affairs of the hill shrine, welcomed Rajinikanth and Aishwarya on their arrival at the main gate of the temple.
Earlier, the President clad in ivory white traditional attire paid obeisance at the shrine of Lord Lakshmi Varahaswamy situated on the banks of tank close to the Sri Venkateswara temple, a temple official told PTI.
According to TTD, two special slots are allotted for senior citizens visiting Tirumala. While the first darshan schedule starts at 10 am, the second schedule starts at 3 pm.