Record-breaking Devotee Turnout at Tirupati as TTD’s Efforts Yield Successful Results

The initiatives taken by Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) to facilitate more devotees to have darshan of the presiding deity at the hill shrine within a shorter period of time is yielding fruitful results.

On Sunday, 92,238 pilgrims were given a glimpse of Lord Venkateswara, which is the highest number of devotees in a single day for the past four years. Bids made by devotees for the Indian on the same day reached a whopping sum of Rs 4.2 crore.

To prioritize the experience of regular devotees, TTD CEO Dharma Reddy has made adjustments to the waiting line and introduced a single-line system of Vendi Vakili (Silver Entrance) to the main temple on a trial basis.

This change greatly increased the number of devotees who had the opportunity to have darshan of the presiding deity on Sundays. About 70,000 devotees benefited from the Sarva Darshan (Free Darshan) queuing line.

As per the daily rites and rituals performed by the TTD for the presiding deity, devotees now have a window of 23 hours to have a darshan of Lord Venkateswara.

With an average duration of 0.9 seconds per tired, an offer of Rs 455 was made to the Indian on Sunday. In addition, on the same day, nearly 40,400 pilgrims underwent a tonsure at the Cape.

“We had darshan of Lord Venkateswara through SSD codes. We entered the queue line according to the given time duration and waited in the queue complex for three hours. Meanwhile, TTD staff provided us with food and milk. We managed to have darshan of the presiding deity within four hours.” “The experience left us feeling deeply fulfilled,” said Nitish, a devotee from Chennai.

“It took us several hours to get a darshan. We waited in the waiting line for about 10 hours. Although the facilities in the waiting line were good, the waiting time was too much. It will be one of the It is great that ordinary devotees can have a darshan experience similar to that of VIPs.”