Darshan Ticket charges at the famous Tirupathi temple go up
Posted on: 30/Jan/2016 7:06:34 PM
The special committee recommended TTD (Tirumalai Tirupathi Devasthanam Board) that the charges for Special Darshan Tickets should be revised upwards from Rs. 300/- per person to Rs. 500/-.
As some member raised objections to this proposal, the ticket charges were increased from Rs. 300/- to Rs. 400/-.
The special committee had also recommended that the system of offering 1 Laddu prasadam free item per ticket and 2 laddu for Special Darshan ticket should be stopped.It recommended giving additional laddus at an extra Rs. 25/-.
A decision to increase the VIP Break Darshan ticket from Rs. 500/- to Rs. 800/- and Suprapada Sevai ticket from Rs. 240/- to Rs. 500/- and Thoomalai Archanai ticket from Rs. 440/- to Rs. 1000/-.
The special committee has also recommended the introduction of Udhayam & Asthamanam (dawn & dusk) sevais.
However, there have been differences of opinions among the members of TTD regarding stopping of free Laddus for tickets, the price increase proposed for Rs. 300/- ticket, etc.
The recommendations of the special committee will be discussed during the Trustee Board Meeting scheduled to day to be conducted at Tirumalai. A decision will be take on these proposals and announced after this meeting.
In the meanwhile, TTD has decided to persist with the current reservation booking system for Arjitha Sevai.
