Mohan, who runs a small grocery at Nemili of Ranipet district in Tamil Nadu, is a worried man as his stay at Tirupati got extended due to non-availability of darshan tokens, which means keeping his business closed for four more days.
Already away from home for four days, he fears that four more days of business shutdown will make his budget go awry.
Similar are the travails of the devotees who have enthusiastically started off on a holy trek from their native places to have a glimpse of Lord Venkateswara at Tirumala, but are forced to stay back for a period longer than they had anticipated.
