Tirumala's renovated SV Museum: trial run extended to November 4; opens to devotees in the first week of November

Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) said on Thursday that the trial run of the renovated Sri Venkateswara (SV) Museum in Tirumala will continue until November 4. Visiting hours are 10 am to 5 pm.

Who can visit during the trial

• TTD employees and their families
• Media staff working in Tirumala and Tirupati, and their families
• Students of TTD and other educational institutions
• Srivari Sevaks

What's inside

The museum has 3D models of the Lord's crowns and ornaments, replicas of jewels offered to Lord Venkateswara by Sri Krishnadevaraya and other kings and devotees, and a 3D model of the Seven Hills. An AI-made video presents Srivari Parinayam, the Lord's divine wedding with Sri Padmavathi Ammavaru. TeluguOne reports that musical instruments used by Annamacharya are also on display. The Hans India reported 14,000 artefacts across a ground-plus-three building.

CM N Chandrababu Naidu inaugurated the museum during the Srivari Salakatla Brahmotsavam in September. On October 13, TTD said the museum would open to all devotees in the first week of November after the trial, with a planned ₹50 entry fee and tickets on the TTD website. An exact date has not been announced.