On Saturday morning, he inspected the arrangements in the darshan queue lines from Shila Thoranam in Tirumala along with various senior officials belonging to different departments. On this occasion, he gave several instructions to the officials.
As a part of his inspection, he personally observed the working of the drinking water taps, food distribution arrangements, and toilet facilities in the queue lines and spoke to the devotees to gather their feedback.
Later, the Additional EO told the media that most of the arrangements for the Vaikuntha Dwara Darshan have already been completed.
He said that several changes have been made in the queue lines based on the feedback received from the devotees.
He added that arrangements have been made for devotees to sit in the queue lines, drinking water facilities and additional toilets have been made available adjacent to the queue lines.
Mobile Water Drums and Mobile Food Vans for Devotees
Due to the winter season, special arrangements have been made to ensure that the food served in the queue lines does not get chilled. Similarly, additional mobile water drums and three mobile food vans have been made available to provide drinking water to the devotees.
He also inspected the information boards in various languages that are displayed in the queue lines and important areas to help devotees utilize the facilities provided by TTD.
He urged all devotees to utilize the facilities provided in the TTD queue lines and have a peaceful darshan of the Sri Venkateswara Swamy with patience.
DyEOs Sri Lokanatham, Sri Rajendra, Sri Somannarayana, EE Sri Srinivas, DE Sri Chandrasekhar, IT Deputy GM Sri Venkateswarlu Naidu, Medical Superintendent of Ashwini Hospital Dr. Venkatasubbareddy, vigilance officers and staff were present.
No SSD Tokens from December 28 to January 7
In view of the heavy rush of devotees expected during the Vaikuntha Dwara Darshan at the Tirumala Srivari Temple, the issuance of SSD tokens to devotees at the Bhudevi Complex in Tirupati has been cancelled from December 28th to January 7th. The devotees are requested to take note of this and cooperate with TTD.
Guidelines for Devotees Visiting for Vaikuntha Dwara Darshan
Vaikuntha Dwara Darshan at the Tirumala Temple from December 30, 2025 to January 8, 2026.
On the first three days, i.e., December 30, 31, and January 01, Vaikuntha Dwara Darshan will be available only to devotees who have obtained tokens through e-dip.
Devotees who have obtained tokens must arrive at the darshan entry points in Tirumala only on the specified dates and time slots allocated to them.
Devotees without tokens are requested to plan their visit from January 2nd to January 8th to avail Vaikuntha Dwara Darshan through the Sarva Darshan queue line, based on the crowd information updates provided periodically by the TTD Public Relations Department, SVBC, and social media.
