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Hyderabad: The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) announced that the online quota of Special Entry Darshan (SED) tickets of Rs 300 for October will be released on Thursday. However, TTD has cancelled all formats of special and privileged darshans during the nine-day annual Brahmotsavams of Lord Venkateswara. Only sarva darshan will be implemented during the period. […]

Hyderabad: Mittapally Venkatesh of Hyderabad has been appointed as a Member of the Local Advisory Committee, Hyderabad by TTD. Venkatesh thanked AP Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, Chairman of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams, Y.V.Subba Reddy, MLA and Government Whip Guvala Balaraju and Chevella MP, G Ranjith Reddy for their support and wishes. Prior to this, […]

Hyderabad: After stirring controversy for walking along the Mada Streets at Tirumala with footwear on, the newly-wed couple Nayanathara and Vignesh Shivan have sent an apology letter to the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) board on Saturday. Vignesh, in the letter, said that they initially planned to have a wedding at Tirupati. He further mentioned that […]

Hyderabad: Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) has agreed to issue Rs 300 special entry darshan tickets to 1,000 TSRTC passengers on a daily basis with immediate effect. TSRTC Chairman, Bajireddy Govardhan, described this as a significant development as the passengers travelling to Tirumala were accorded Special Entry Darshan tickets. This will improve the pilgrim’s patronage to […]

Hyderabad: The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) is all set to perform ‘Srinivasa Kalyanam,’ the celestial wedding ceremony of Lord Venkateswara with his consorts Sridevi and Bhudevi, in six cities in the United States from June 18. According to TTD trust board chairman Y.V. Subba Reddy, the festivities are being revived in the US on the […]

Hyderabad: The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) have temporarily suspended certain weekly sevas performed inside the hill temple of Lord Venkateswara to provide more darshan hours to common devotees. The weekly sevas such as ‘Astadala Padapadmaradana’ performed on Tuesday, ‘Thiruppavada’ (Thursday), and ‘Nijapada Darsanam’ (Friday) will be suspended till June 30. As the summer vacations are […]

Hyderabad: The devotees coming to Tirumala for the darshan of Sri Venkateswara Swamy are not supposed to carry other faith signs, deities, person’s photos, political party flags etc. According to a release issued on Saturday, this rule has been under implementation since several decades in TTD. “But some devotees unaware and unmindful of this regulation […]

Jeddah: The enthusiastic and devotional Telugu NRI community living in different emirates of UAE have celebrated Sri Venkateshwara Kalayanam with pomp and spiritual fervour. They also organised Ugadi Panchaga Shravanam on Saturday in Ajman. The Telugu NRIs were delighted to witness their “Ilavelpu” in Arabian deserts and came out in large numbers after two years […]

Karimnagar: BC Welfare and Civil Supplies Minister Gangula Kamalakar along with the representatives of TTD Hyderabad on Wednesday examined the proposed site for the construction of Venkateshwara Swamy temple at Padmanagar in the outskirts of Karimnagar town. Tirumala Tirupati Devastanam (TTD) has decided to construct Venkateshwara temple in the sprawling ten acres of land in […]

Tirupati: After receiving the overwhelming response to the “Adivo Alladivo” program across the world, TTD has decided to telecast the program for 52 weeks instead of 26 weeks in SVBC as was planned earlier, said TTD EO Dr KS Jawahar Reddy. A review meeting on SVBC programs was held in Sri Padmavathi Rest House in […]

Tirumala: The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) on Sunday released the Arjita Seva tickets of Sri Venkateswara Swamy temple for the months of April, May and June consequent on its decision to allow the devotees for the Srivari Sevas from April 1. TTD officials appealed to the devotees to purchase the Seva tickets only on the […]

Karimnagar: The state government has allocated ten acres of land for the construction of Venkateshwara Swamy temple in Karimnagar. In this regard, Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao handed over land allocation orders to BC Welfare and Civil Supplies Minister Gangula Kamalakar and TTD Hyderabad local advisory committee chairman GV Bhaskar Rao in the Assembly on […]

Yadadri-Bhongir: The celestial wedding of Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy was conducted on a grand note on the hill shrine here on Friday. As part of annual brahmostavams, the Yadadri Lakshminarsimha Swamy temple (Balalayam) was decked up with decorative lights, and the playing of devotional tunes has set the tone for the auspicious occasion. The temple […]

Hyderabad: Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) Chairman YV Subba Reddy on Friday inspected the Matrusri Tarigonda Vengamamba Anna Prasadam Bhavan and luggage counter at old Anna Prasadam Complex at Tirumala and instructed officials to improve the quality of service and amenities being provided to devotees. Talking to media, he said preference is being given for facilitating […]

Tirumala: Thanks to the lifting of curbs due to COVID, there is a steady flow of pilgrims to the Tirumala temple after a lapse of two years. A record number of 75,704 devotees visited the Sri Venkateswara temple here on Friday while 33,187 devotees made the offering of tonsure and the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) […]

Tirumala: To facilitate darshan for more common devotees at the Lord Venkateswara temple, the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) has cancelled the VIP break darshan on Saturdays and Sundays. Earlier, the TTD had cancelled VIP darshan on all Fridays. By reallocating the time slot for VIP darshan, the temple body will be able to save at […]

Tirupati: The Vaikunta Dwara Sarvadarshan tickets in connection with Vaikunta Ekadasi at Tirumala temple will be issued from January 10, according to Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam Additional Executive Officer Dharma Reddy. Sarvadarshan tokens would be issued only to local people of Tirupati due to COVID situation, at the five token issue centres set up on the […]

Hyderabad: The Tirumula Tirupathi Devasthanam (TTD) has released Sarva Dharshan (free) tickets on Monday for January quota. The TTD has allotted 10,000 tickets for each day, but from Jan 13 to Jan 22, 2022, allotted only 5,000 tickets to devotees due to the ‘Vikunta Ekadhshi’. The tickets were booked within 15 minutes after the TTD […]

Hyderabad: A leopard chased a motorcycle and attacked two terrified motorists on the Tirumala Ghat section on Wednesday evening. The motorists, employees of the Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanams (TTD) sustained minor bleeding injuries as the leopard mauled them and disappeared into the thick vegetation on the Tirumala hills, reports said. The motorists were Ramakrishna Reddy working […]

Hyderabad: The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) has appealed to people not to believe in reports going viral on social media platforms about special darshan slots being given to the elderly, physically challenged and others. In a statement on Tuesday, the TTD asserted that it had not revoked the suspension of special darshan for these three […]