TTD begins preparations for 10-day Vaikunta Dwara Darshan from December 20
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With the 10-day Vaikunta Dwara Darshan scheduled from December 20 to 29, TTD Additional Executive Officer Ch. Venkaiah Chowdary on Thursday reviewed the arrangements and directed officials to ensure seamless darshan for devotees, particularly ordinary pilgrims.
At a review meeting held in Tirumala, along with CVSO Murali Krishna, the Additional EO called for comprehensive and well-coordinated arrangements for the annual religious event, which draws huge crowds from across the country. Vaikunta Ekadasi, the principal Sri Vaishnavite festival, falls on December 20.
Referring to the successful conduct of the event the previous year, when 7.83 lakh devotees had darshan, Mr. Venkaiah Chowdary asked officials to put in place similar arrangements this year too.
While the Slotted Sarva Darshan (SSD) tokens will be provided for the first thee days online through e-dip, only sarva darshanam will be organised during the remaining seven days. Special arrangements will be made to enable common pilgrims have darshan during the weekly Abhishekam on December 25.
Emphasising the need for effective crowd management, Mr. Chowdary directed officials to continuously monitor queue lines through the Integrated Command Control Centre and ensure speedy darshan for the common devotees.
Mr. Murali Krishna said elaborate security and parking arrangements would be made in view of the anticipated heavy influx of devotees. Senior TTD officials and heads of various departments attended the meeting.
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