About 90 per cent ofthe darshan time is allotted to common devotees
Besides Darshanm, Annaprasadam also ensured that all devotees at Tirumala
Tokens allotted transparently in e-Dip, keeping in view the pilgrims’ safety
TIRUMALA, DECEMBER 23, 2025: Under the instructions of Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh N Chandrababu Naidu, the common pilgrims are allotted top priority during the ensuing Vaikuntha Dwara Darshanam, providing 90% of the available darshan time to them, asserted the Minister of AP Endowments Anam Ramnarayana Reddy.
Along with AP Home Minister V Anita and Revenue Minister and Tirupati District Incharge Minister A Satyaprasad, the AP Endowments Minister held a detailed review meeting at Annamayya Bhavan in Tirumala on Monday evening, being made by TTD along with the district administration and police for the upcoming Vaikuntha Dwara Darshanam slated for ten days starting from December 30 till January 08.
Later speaking to media, the Minister said, to ensure a hassle-free darshan to the devotees coming to Tirumala for Vaikuntha Dwara Darshanam, the Honourable CM of AP has constituted a three-member committee comprising AP Endowments, Revenue and Home Ministers to look into the arrangements. Following the instructions, the committee has reviewed all the arrangements in a thorough manner.
He said, adopting technology, TTD, for the first time allotted an online token system for Vaikuntha Ekadasi, Dwadasi and on January 01 in a transparent manner. Over 23 lakh registrations from across 27 states of the country took place, and 1.89lakh tokens were allotted in e-dip on the first three days, which shows the devotional emotion connected to the auspicious occasion across the country, he observed.
The Endowments Minister said, like never before, around 39hours have been allotted for Vaikuntha Dwara Darshan on December 30 and 31, giving priority to common devotees.
”Out of the available 182 Darshan Hours, over 164hours have been allotted to common devotees during ten days of Vaikuntha Dwaram, he highlighted.
Adding further, he said, TTD authorities and Board held a series of meetings on security and other arrangements Keeping in view the safety of pilgrims, the TTD Vigilance and district police have made elaborate arrangements in coordination”, he added.
He also appealed to the devotees to follow the prescribed guidelines to avoid any sort of inconvenience. The devotees with online tokens on the first three days of Vaikuntha Dwara Darshan should come to Tirumala as per the time slot and cooperate with TTD and the police. The tokenless devotees are also requested to maintain patience and have a comfortable darshan on the remaining days from January 02 to 08.
“The motto of the government is that no pilgrim should leave dissatisfied. We are all working towards ensuring pilgrim satisfaction through proper planning. And at the same time, protecting and promoting the essence of Hindu Sanatana Dharma. I urge the TTD and police also to deal with the devotees with patience as per the instructions of the Honourable CM of AP and ensure that they have comfortable darshan during these ten days, he reiterated.
TTD Trust Board Chairman Sri BR Naidu, EO Sri Anilkumar Singhal, Endowments Secretary Sri Harijawaharlal, Additional EO Sri Ch Venkaiah Chowdary, District Collector Dr Venkateswar, CV&SO Sri Muralikrishna, SP Sri Subbarayudu and other officials from TTD, district administration and police were also present.
