Pilgrims Compliment to TTD Towards Improvement of Annaprasadams

Devotees pour in appreciation on TTD towards the improvement of the quality and continuous distribution of the Annaprasadam facility in Tirumala.

The compliments were received during the Dial your EO live phone-in programme held by the TTD EO Sri J. Syamala Rao, along with pilgrim callers from across the country, held at Annamaiah Bhavan in Tirumala on Saturday.

In this program, many devotees appreciated the facilities provided by TTD and the reforms undertaken in recent times. During this session, the EO answered several questions posed by 35 devotees. Some excerpts:

Sri Nagasreenu - Rajahmundry

Question: "Is there a possibility of releasing extra darshan tokens in July in view of summer vacation?"

EO: "There is no possibility of releasing additional tokens online, as already Tirumala Hills are brimming with heavy pilgrim influx.

Usharani - Hyderabad

Question: "Can we send another person along with senior citizens for darshan assistance?"

EO: Srivari Sevaks are available to assist senior citizens and physically handicapped devotees for Darshan

Prasad Raju - Devarapalli

Question: "In the past, room allocation centers were available at different places in Tirumala besides the CRO

EO: "Due to the problems arising from room allocation in other areas, we have limited it to the CRO, and even the majority of pilgrims expressed their pleasure

Dr. Manoj - Chhattisgarh

Question: "Can special darshan be arranged for paramilitary forces?"

EO: The armed forces already have this facility. We will pursue the possibilities

Bindu - Hyderabad

Question: "The cleanliness at the Pushkarini is not maintained. Devotees are bathing with soap and shampoo."

EO: We will ensure steps to protect the sanctity of Pushkarini.

Lakshmi Narayana - Hyderabad

Question: "In Srinivasa Mangapuram, only one Brahmin is available for offering Vedaseervachanams”.

EO: "We will look into this matter

Besides, several pilgrim callers have also given feedback on various issues like Srivari Seva, Arjitha Seva, Anga Pradakshina, Senior citizens and physically handicapped, and many more, to which EO responded to their queries that any measures will be taken, seeing the possibilities and in the larger interests of the devotees.