It is traditional and normal for thousands of devotees to stand and wait for a long time standing in the long queue for the Darshan of their favourite Lord Venkateswara in Tirupathi temple! As such, because of the long crowds, a lot of rules and regulations are followed,
Apart from the normal rules and regulations, ADDITIONAL GUIDELINES AND RESTRICTIONS WERE IMPOSED FOR THE DEVOTEES DURING THE LAST 2 YEARS OF THE RAGING SPREAD OF THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC WAVES.
On the internet, only the Rs. 300/- special Darshan ticket was sold!
Further permission was given for only a maximum of 1000 Darshan tickets were issued daily. Moreover, the devotees visiting MUST provide proof of having been recently (48 hours before) administered with the double dose of coronavirus vaccine. Also, the RTPCR test results certificate carrying a negative report must be shown.
However, with the recent perceptible reduction in the extent of coronavirus rage over the last few months, relaxations are being extended gradually.
Presently, free Darshan tickets are being been issued.
However, the devotees need to wait for long times – 2 to 3 days, to buy these tickets. Even for the Darshan of Lord Sri Venkateswara, the devotees need to wait for a very long time.!
Hence, giving due consideration to the above hardships encountered by the devotees, the Thirumalai Tirupathi Devasthanam Board (TTD) has released an important announcement.
As per this, to facilitate the devotees to have Darshan of the Lord Sri Venkateswara with no hardships encountered, a special Darshan ticket @Rs. 900/- is being issued to the devotees through the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC). While booking the travel ticket through IRCTC, the passengers need to book this Darshan ticket as well.
As per the dates registered in these Darshan tickets, the devotees will be brought from the Railway Station by van or car to the temple. Subsequently, these devotees will be permitted to join the Rs. 300/-Special Darshan Ticket line,
As such, these devotees will have Darshan within a maximum waiting period of 1 hour!
Further, 1 Laddu will be given to these devotees as ‘Prasadam’ of the Lord Sri Venkateswara!
