TTD in a fix on allowing devotees from other states for darshan

Tirupati: Several devotees from North and North-Eastern states have booked tickets through online for having Srivari darshan in Tirumala temple. So far 41,934 online tickets were booked for darshan from 24 states across the country. According to TTD officials, state government had given permission only to allow the AP devotees for darshan and not for devotees of other states. This suspense may continue until the government of India gives its fresh guidelines on Covid -19.

Despite other states devotees have booked online tickets for darshan till June ending. But TTD officials have not yet confirmed whether they will allow devotees from other states for darshan. As on date TTD is allowing only 500 devotees for darshan. At Alipri check-point officials are screening the darshan tickets and Aadhaar card details and security personnel are not allowing devotees from other states. As there are huge number of Covid-19 positive cases in Maharashtra , Gujarath and Tamil Nadu states, AP government is mulling whether to allow devotees from those states for darshan or not.

One of the senior officers in TTD said that " we have given online access to other state devotees too for booking darshan tickets till June 30th, if the government will not give the permission before that date to allow other state devotees, these booked online darshan tickets will be cancelled automatically".