Tirumala, (UNI) The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) said today that the new Darshan timings for SRIVANI ((Sri Venkateswara Alaya Nirmanam) trust offline darshan ticket holders will be implemented on an experimental basis from August 1-15.
TTD Additional Executive officer Ch. Venkaiah Chowdary who conducted a review meeting on SRIVANI darshan here, said under the current system, it takes about three days for SRIVANI devotees and for their convenience, will implement a pilot scheme of issuing tickets and providing darshan on the same day from August 1 to 15.
In Tirumala, tickets will be issued on a first come, first served basis from 10 am onwards, he said the reporting time for Srivani devotees who have obtained tickets at Vaikuntam Queue Complex-1 in Tirumala is at 4.30 pm on the same day.
Darshan tickets will be issued from 7 am onwards at Renigunta Airport as per quota, he said.
With this new system, devotees will be able to have a quick darshan, that is, on the same day of their arrival itself, said Chowdary.
As usual, 800 tickets will be issued offline in Tirumala and 200 tickets will be issued at Renigunta Airport, he said.
Devotees who have already obtained Srivani tickets online through advance booking till October 31 will be allowed to have darshan at 10 am as usual, he informed.
Devotees who have obtained Srivani tickets offline and online from November one onwards will be allowed to have darshan at 4:30 pm through Vaikuntam Queue Complex 1, he said.
Devotees are requested to reach the Srivani ticket issuing point in Tirumala only at 10 am to avoid any inconvenience, he said.
TTD Deputy EOs Lokanatham, Venkataiah, Transport and IT GM Sesha Reddy, VGOs Ram Kumar, Surendra, IT Deputy GM Venkateswarlu Naidu and other officials participated in this meeting.
