About 6.33 lakh devotees had darshan at Tirumala during the annual Brahmotsavams of Lord Venkateswara that climaxed with ‘Chakrasnanam’ on Wednesday.
The numerals relating to the pilgrim turnout were unique going by the fact that the TTD had cancelled all forms of paid darshan, arjitha sevas and other privileged darshan formats.
Briefing the media, TTD Chairman Y.V. Subba Reddy said the decision to scrap all forms of paid darshan and implement only ‘sarva darshan’ was taken following the Chief Minister’s instructions to accord top priority to common pilgrims during the nine-day festival.
