Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams To Increase the Number of SSD Tokens

Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) To Increase the Number of Slotted Sarva Darshan (SSD) Tokens

From the last few weeks, the number of devotees taking darshan at the Tirupati Devasthanam witnessed an almost 50 percent rise.

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While about 29,000 devotees visited the holy shrine on February 1, the number crossed 39,000 on February 21.

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According to a report by The New Indian Express, the TTD is planning to bring back the number of devotees to pre-COVID-19 times.

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On Wednesday, the TTD is expected to release additional 13,000 tickets for the period February 24-28.

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With a slow increase in the number of devotees visiting Tirupati, the TTD has been doing extra arrangements to accommodate additional visitors.

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When the number of devotees exceeds the daily quota of sarvasarshan tokens, the TTD issues tickets to devotees for the subsequent days.

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