'No VIP darsan during New Year Day': TTD

Friday, December 28, 2007, 21:04 [IST]

Tirumala, Dec 28 (UNI) Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) today decided not to distribute VIP darshan tickets on New Year Day to avoid inconvenience to general pilgrims visiting the Lord Venkateswara temple here.

According to TTD sources, the Board also decided to allow common people for darshan from 0300 hrs.

As the number of pilgrims would be in lakhs on December 31 and January 1, additional security forces would be deployed, sources said.

Continuing the age-old traditions, flowers would be brought from Srirangam in Tamil Nadu to decorate Mulavarulu in the Tirumala temple and also in Sri Govindraja Swamy temple.

UNI

Topics: RELIGION-AP-TTD-VIP-NEW YEAR

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