The Thirumalai-Tirupathi Devasthanam Board (TTD) has appealed to the devotees NOT TO UNDERTAKE �PADAYEATRA� (OR TRAVEL BY FOOT UP TO THE TEMPLE FOR DARSHAN OF THE Lord Venkateswara).
The Tamil Calendar month of �Purattasi� is traditionally considered to be an extremely holy month and especially so far the Lord Srinivasa at the Tirupathi temple.
It is also traditional for a large number of devotees from Tamil Nadu State to undertake a pilgrimage travelling by foot (known as �padayatra�) to Tirupathi for the Darshan of their favourite Lord Venkateswara.
However, with the prevailing coronavirus pandemic crisis, TTD has appealed to these devotees not to undertake padayatra in this period.