Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple is one of the historical temples in Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh. Lakhs of devotees visit the iconic temple to worship and offer prayers to Lord Venkateswara. It is an incredibly spiritual experience to get the opportunity to pray at this sacred location. Among all the devotees visiting here, many do not carry darshan tokens. A new decision by Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams now allows these people to get laddu prasadams with the help of their Aadhaar cards.
Here’s How Tokenless Devotees Can Obtain Laddu Prasadams
Tirumala Tirupathi Updates (@ttd_updates) took to the X platform to share the recent announcement.
Starting from Thursday, devotees without darshan tokens can register their Aadhaar card at the laddu counters and receive two laddu’s at specially designated counters numbered 48 to 62. pic.twitter.com/NHoak0wJF1
— Tirumala Tirupathi Updates (@ttd_updates) August 29, 2024
On Thursday, the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) shared the important news of introducing a new system of registering visitors’ Aadhaar cards to get two laddu prasadams. Not all devotees have the darshan tokens launched by TTD for special entries to Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple. Now, all these people can get the scared prasad from the temple authorities, thanks to the latest announcement.
As Tirumala Tirupathi Updates (@ttd_updates) shared on X, tokenless devotees can simply register their Aadhaar cards at specified laddu counters. Following this step, they can obtain two laddus. Specially designated counters are starting from counter 48 to counter 62. Keep these numbers in mind while visiting the renowned temple and get your prasadams as well.
The decision to allow tokenless devotees to register their Aadhaar cards to get two laddu prasadams has been finalised to emphasise clarity in the entire distribution process of laddus at the temple. The announcement came into force at a time when some people began to sell these sweets in the black market.
The Concerned Authorities Took The Decision Because…
Ch Venkaiah Chowdhary, Additional Executive Officer of TTD, shared that middlemen were involved in between and they were selling laddus in the black market. To end this menace, the independent government trust initiated the rule of Aadhaar card registration to get prasadams. According to a report by India Today, the TTD Additional Executive Officer also added this arrangement has been decided for devotees’ best interests.
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