TTD has begun preparing for this year's Vaikunta Dwara Darshan at the Sri Venkateswara temple in Tirumala, which runs for 10 days from December 20 to 29. TTD Additional EO Ch. Venkaiah Chowdary chaired a review on Thursday at the Sudharma meeting hall in the Padmavati Guest House, with CVSO Murali Krishna and heads of departments.
How darshan will work
- First three days: SSD tokens for ordinary devotees allotted online through e-DIP, as last year.
- Remaining seven days: Sarva Darshan.
- Special Sarva Darshan arrangements on December 25, during Srivari Abhishekam.
- Queue lines will be monitored from the Integrated Command Control Centre so ordinary devotees get faster darshan.
The CVSO said security and parking will be expanded for the heavy crowds expected in the last seven days. Last year, 7.83 lakh devotees had Vaikunta Dwara Darshan.
Current crowd
TTD figures for November 5: 65,218 devotees had darshan, 20,213 offered tonsure, and the hundi collected ₹3.63 crore. TTD has not yet announced token numbers or e-DIP registration dates.
