On Thursday, 60,101 devotees visited Tirumala Srivasa and paid their prayers, and 30,991 devotees offered talaneelalu( offered hair) for Lord Venkateshwara
TTD chairman YV Subba Reddy said that some important decisions were taken in the TTD board meeting on February 15 but the details were not made public due to election code.
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
The once dormant religious shrine of Sri Vaishnava cult led by hardcores at Tirumala has now become an harbinger of not just Dharmic activities but also transformed into a role model conservatory of Bhakti cult, Vedic knowledge, education and healthcare and also service to society.
The clarification comes after news that devotees can book laddus online at www.tirupatibalaji.ap.gov.in has been doing rounds on social media for the past few days.
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.