A Decision taken by Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) Board has been creating a sensation. For a period of 9 Days, TTD decided not to allow darshan of Lord Venkateswara Swamy.
Devotees won't be allowed to reach Tirumala from August 9th morning to August 17th evening. This step has been taken keeping in mind Astabandana and Balalaya Maha Samprokshana scheduled to happen from 12th to 16th of August. A decision in this regard was taken during the TTD Board Meeting chaired by Chairman Putta Sudhakar Yadav.
Once in 12 Years, Maha Samprokshana is being conducted in Tirumala. Priests have suggested TTD Board to conduct the programme this year in the month of August. Maha Samprokshana would begin on August 11th.
Putta Sudhakar Yadav explained: 'In 2006, Nearly 30,000 devotees used to visit Tirumala daily. So, Darshan tickets were reduced during Maha Samprokshana. But now, We have decided to stall darshan completely as the count surpassed 1 lakh. Even if we allow, Only 20,000 devotees can have darshan per day and rest of them has to keep waiting for hours in the queue line. We decided not to allow devotees to Tirumala two days ahead of Maha Samprokshana to avoid rush'.
Devotees won't be allowed to reach Tirumala from August 9th morning to August 17th evening. This step has been taken keeping in mind Astabandana and Balalaya Maha Samprokshana scheduled to happen from 12th to 16th of August. A decision in this regard was taken during the TTD Board Meeting chaired by Chairman Putta Sudhakar Yadav.
Once in 12 Years, Maha Samprokshana is being conducted in Tirumala. Priests have suggested TTD Board to conduct the programme this year in the month of August. Maha Samprokshana would begin on August 11th.
Putta Sudhakar Yadav explained: 'In 2006, Nearly 30,000 devotees used to visit Tirumala daily. So, Darshan tickets were reduced during Maha Samprokshana. But now, We have decided to stall darshan completely as the count surpassed 1 lakh. Even if we allow, Only 20,000 devotees can have darshan per day and rest of them has to keep waiting for hours in the queue line. We decided not to allow devotees to Tirumala two days ahead of Maha Samprokshana to avoid rush'.