The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) is all set for providing a hassle-free darshan to lakhs of pilgrims visiting the Tirumala temple on Friday (January 1) on the occasion of the New Year Day. As part of the arrangements to manage the crowd, the temple management has also cancelled all daily rituals, including Kalyanotsavam (celestial wedding) on January 1.
With a view to ensuring darshan of Lord Venkateswara to all, devotees would be allowed into the temple uninterruptedly from dawn to beyond midnight on the New Year day.
Highlights on January 1 at Tirumala Temple:
• Sarva Darshan will commence before 7am (tentative) on January 1.
• TTD has cancelled all privileged darshans in view of pilgrim rush on New year`s day.
• Only protocol VIPs will be issued the VIP passes in limited numbers and no referrals will be entertained.
• No advance booking of accommodation.
• Issuance of Divya Darshan tokens will be stalled from midnight of December 29 (00:00 hrs of December 30) till midnight of January 1, 2016 (00:00 hrs of January 2).
• TTD has allotted ten thousand numbers of Rs.300 tickets on January 1 from the slots commencing 12 noon till 7pm.
• Photometric Re-entry passes will be stalled from 12 noon of December 30 till midnight of January 1 (00:00 hrs of January 2).