TTD Suspends Some Weekly Sevas at Tirumala: The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD board) has temporarily suspended some of the weekly sevas performed inside the hill temple of Lord Venkateswara. The decision has been taken with an intention to provide more darshan hours to the regular pilgrims following heavy turnout during the current summer.
The decision of suspending a few of these Weekly sevas in Tirumala will enable the TTD to facilitate darshan to about 5,000 pilgrims additionally on Tuesdays and Fridays, and 9,000 devotees on Thursdays. This apart, the devotees need not wait for long hours in the Vaikuntam Complex or inside the temple.
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TTD Suspends Some Weekly Sevas at Tirumala Till June 30
This is not the first time, Earlier, The weekly sevas have already been dispensed with in the last two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The daily sevas are, however, being performed in strict adherence to the ‘agama’ principles in ‘ekantham’.
“However, ‘Nityakatla’, the mandatory daily sevas performed to the main deity, will remain untouched,” A.V. Dharma Reddy, TTD Additional Executive Officer, told The Hindu on Saturday.
What TTD Sevas Are Suspended till June 30?
The weekly sevas such as ‘Astadala Padapadmaradana’ performed on Tuesday, ‘Thiruppavada’ (Thursday), and ‘Nijapada Darsanam’ (Friday) will be suspended till June 30.
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