TTD officials review arrangements for Vaikunta Ekadasi

Tirumala: TTD additional executive officer Ch Venkaiah Chowdary along with CVSO Murali Krishna on Thursday reviewed arrangements for the 10-day Vaikunta Dwara Darshan, scheduled from December 20 to 29, at the Sudharma Meeting Hall in Tirumala.

The additional EO directed officials to make elaborate and well-planned arrangements towards the smooth conduct of the prestigious event.

Referring to last year’s successful conduct, during which 7.83 lakh devotees had darshan, he asked officials to ensure similar arrangements this year.

He instructed officials to allot SSD tokens through online e-DIP for the first three days to facilitate darshan for ordinary devotees. Sarva Darshan will be provided for the remaining seven days.

Special arrangements will also be made for Sarva Darshan on December 25, during Srivari Abhishekam.

The additional EO directed officials to continuously monitor queue lines through the Integrated Command Control Centre and ensure speedy darshan for common devotees.

CVSO Murali Krishna said elaborate security and parking arrangements would be made, anticipating a heavy influx of devotees during the last seven days.

Senior TTD officials and departmental heads attended the meeting.

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