3 weeks ago
TTD Introduces Moving Table for Smooth Prasadam Distribution
Every day, very many people visit the Tirumala temple in India.
When they visit, they receive prasadam, which is special blessed food.
Getting the prasadam used to take a long time and the lines were very crowded.
The temple managers, called TTD, built a clever moving table to help.
The table is like a conveyor belt, similar to the ones that carry luggage at airports.
Plates of prasadam sit on the moving table and glide forward steadily.
Devotees walk alongside the table and simply pick up their plate as it passes.
This way, people move faster and the crowds get smaller.
The moving table was tested near Tirumala Ring Road last month and worked very well.
Now the temple plans to add more moving tables in other places too.
Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) introduced a seven-metre-long moving-table system for prasadam distribution at Tirumala.
The conveyor-belt style table moves prasadam plates continuously so devotees can collect them while walking through the queue line.
The system was developed by TTD Additional Executive Officer Venkaiah Chowdary along with Engineering and Catering department officials at a cost of around Rs. 10 lakh.
A pilot implementation near the Tirumala Ring Road last month proved successful.
TTD plans to expand the system to Vaikuntham Queue Complexes I and II, the Narayanagiri sheds, and other key queue routes.
- Who
- Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), spearheaded by Additional Executive Officer Venkaiah Chowdary.
- What
- Introduced an innovative moving-table (conveyor belt) system to distribute prasadam more quickly and reduce congestion.
- Where
- Near the Tirumala Ring Road, with planned expansion to other distribution points in Tirumala such as the Vaikuntham Queue Complexes and Narayanagiri sheds.
- When
- The pilot system was implemented last month and is now expected to be expanded.
- Why
- To reduce congestion at prasadam distribution counters and ensure quicker service to the lakhs of devotees visiting Tirumala daily.
Key facts
- Organization
- Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD)
- Cost
- Around Rs. 10 lakh
- Table length
- Seven metres
- Pilot location
- Near Tirumala Ring Road
- Pilot status
- Successful
- Expansion plans
- Vaikuntham Queue Complexes I and II, Narayanagiri sheds, and other key queue routes
- Daily footfall
- Lakhs of devotees visiting Tirumala every day











