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TTD Intensifies Tirumala Arrangements Amid Purattasi Holiday Rush
Many people are visiting Tirumala during the busy Purattasi month.
TTD is working to help devotees move through the queues safely.
Officials are watching the queue areas day and night.
Food, tea, milk, buttermilk and water are being given to people waiting.
Workers are cleaning toilets and removing rubbish.
Mobile medical clinics are available for people who feel unwell.
Service volunteers are helping control the crowds.
TTD cancelled VIP Break Darshan on Thursday so more regular devotees could receive darshan.
These steps are intended to reduce inconvenience during the rush.
TTD officials are increasing arrangements as the Purattasi holiday rush peaks at Tirumala.
Departments are monitoring Vaikuntham Queue Complexes, Narayanagiri sheds and queues extending beyond Octopus Circle.
Food, beverages and drinking water are being supplied regularly to devotees in the queues.
Health teams are cleaning facilities and deploying mobile medical clinics along the queue lines.
VIP Break Darshan was cancelled on Thursday to accommodate more Sarva Darshan devotees.
- Who
- TTD officials, department personnel, Srivari Sevaks and devotees.
- What
- TTD is intensifying crowd-management, food, sanitation, health and darshan arrangements.
- Where
- At Tirumala, including the Vaikuntham Queue Complexes, Narayanagiri sheds and adjoining queue lines.
- When
- During the ongoing Purattasi month; VIP Break Darshan was cancelled on Thursday.
- Why
- To manage the heavy holiday rush, support uninterrupted services and minimise inconvenience to devotees.
Key facts
- Rush period
- The holiday rush is peaking during the ongoing Purattasi month.
- Monitored areas
- Vaikuntham Queue Complexes-I and II, Narayanagiri sheds and queue lines up to and beyond Octopus Circle.
- Devotee supplies
- Annaprasadam, tea, coffee, milk, buttermilk and drinking water are supplied at regular intervals.
- Health measures
- Toilets are cleaned, garbage is removed and mobile medical clinics move through the queues.
- Crowd assistance
- Srivari Sevaks help regulate the rush and maintain access to facilities.
- Darshan decision
- VIP Break Darshan was cancelled on Thursday to facilitate more Sarva Darshan devotees.
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