After a slight fall yesterday, devotees rush increases at Tirumala today

The number of devotees visiting Tirumala has increased significantly amid weekend and has resulted in all the compartments being full, and devotees now have to wait in queues outside for about 24 hours to complete the darshans.

On Thursday, a total of 56,049 devotees visited Tirumala with 26,748 people offered hair to the Lord Venkateswara Swamy.

The Hundi's income for that day was impressive, amounting to Rs. 3.97 crores. The Hundi is a donation box where devotees contribute money as an offering to the temple.