The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) has decided to rope in the services of 852 barbers during the nine-day annual Brahmotsavams of Lord Venkatesdwara, scheduled to begin from September 27.
The barbers will be engaged, in addition to a team of 337 hair dressers. With this, the total strength of barbers, who will work round-the-clock, will go up to 1,189, of which 214 are women.
Of the 852 additional barbers, who will be engaged on piece-rate pay basis, 639 are men. The barbers will work at the main Kalyanakatta opposite the main temple and ten mini-kalyankattas at the select cottage allotment counters, guest houses and Pilgrim Amenities Complexes (PAC).
