The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) has made adequate arrangements to deal with the surge in footfalls at the hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara, Additional Executive Officer A.V. Dharma Reddy has said, adding that the devotees can now plan their pilgrimage without any apprehension.
The VIP break darshan, which was suspended last week, has been resumed. Mr. Dharma Reddy said that 5.30 lakh devotees had darshan at the temple last week and around 2.40 lakh had their heads tonsured. The temple hundi fetched ₹32.49 crore during the period while the sale of laddus went up to 24.37 lakh units.
“Elaborate arrangements have been made to meet the requirements of devotees. The protocols pertaining to coronavirus pandemic have also been relaxed as the infection count has gone down drastically. The conditions that existed during the pre-COVID days are back in place now,” Mr. Dharma Reddy told the media at Annamaiah Bhavan on Monday.
