TTD may revoke ban on darshan from Aug 11-16
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Tirumala:18.07.2018
Faced with flak from various sections, especially from social media and opposition parties, on the move to close Lord Venkateshwara Temple at Tirumala for six days from August 11as part of a once every 12-year ritual, Tirumala Tirupati Devesthanams (TTD) will reconsider its decision and is likely to climb down from imposing a total ban on darshan to pilgrims on those six days.
The need to review its decision was also influenced by an appeal from chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu who urged the temple administration not to inconvenience devotees by denying darshan to them. Now, TTD executive board will take a final call on the matter at its meeting here on July 24.
Addressing a press conference along with TTD chairman Putta Sudhakar Yadav, executive officer A K Singhal said, “Apart from devotees, chief minister N Chadrababu Naidu told us to reconsider our decision and ensure that pilgrims are not put to any inconvenience during the six days of the ritual. On July 23, we will take the opinion of devotees and the next day take a final decision on the issue.” In case it goes ahead with allowing darshan on those six days, TTD will have to then decide whether the darshan should be provided on a firstcome-first-served basis or on the basis of the tickets issued online. “However, in view of the Maha Samprokshanam from August 11-16, we will be able to allow darshan only for about 30 hours during those six days. This would mean only about 15,000 devotees will be able to get darshan on each one of those days,” the EO said. According to Singhal, the temple can be kept open for devotees only for nine hours on August 11, four hours each on August 12 and 13, five hours each on August 14 and 15 and four hours on August 16.
DIVINE FAITH: Pallaki Utsavam at Tirumala on Tuesday
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Tirumala:18.07.2018
Faced with flak from various sections, especially from social media and opposition parties, on the move to close Lord Venkateshwara Temple at Tirumala for six days from August 11as part of a once every 12-year ritual, Tirumala Tirupati Devesthanams (TTD) will reconsider its decision and is likely to climb down from imposing a total ban on darshan to pilgrims on those six days.
The need to review its decision was also influenced by an appeal from chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu who urged the temple administration not to inconvenience devotees by denying darshan to them. Now, TTD executive board will take a final call on the matter at its meeting here on July 24.
Addressing a press conference along with TTD chairman Putta Sudhakar Yadav, executive officer A K Singhal said, “Apart from devotees, chief minister N Chadrababu Naidu told us to reconsider our decision and ensure that pilgrims are not put to any inconvenience during the six days of the ritual. On July 23, we will take the opinion of devotees and the next day take a final decision on the issue.” In case it goes ahead with allowing darshan on those six days, TTD will have to then decide whether the darshan should be provided on a firstcome-first-served basis or on the basis of the tickets issued online. “However, in view of the Maha Samprokshanam from August 11-16, we will be able to allow darshan only for about 30 hours during those six days. This would mean only about 15,000 devotees will be able to get darshan on each one of those days,” the EO said. According to Singhal, the temple can be kept open for devotees only for nine hours on August 11, four hours each on August 12 and 13, five hours each on August 14 and 15 and four hours on August 16.
DIVINE FAITH: Pallaki Utsavam at Tirumala on Tuesday
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