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In a piece great news for devotees, TTD has released of the December 2025 quota of Lord Venkateswara Arjitha Seva online tickets for Tirumala temple today at 10 AM. Registrations for the Lucky Dip will remain open until 10 AM on September 20. Selected and interested devotees must complete payment within 12 hours between September […]
In a piece great news for devotees, TTD has announced the release of the December quota of Lord Venkateswara Arjitha Seva tickets for Tirumala temple online today at 10 AM. Registrations for the Lucky Dip will remain open until 10 AM on September 20. Selected devotees must complete payment within 12 hours between September 20–22.
The ‘Vaishno Devi Yatra’ resumed today, 22 days after a cloudburst-triggered landslide killed 34 devotees and injured 20. Pilgrims gathered at Banganga Darshani gate, beginning the Yatra from 6 am on both routes. Officials mandated valid ID, following designated paths, and RFID tracking. The route is now safe ahead of Navratri starting September 22.
A key meeting of the TTD governing council will be held today at 12 noon in Tirumala, chaired by TTD Chairman B.R. Naidu. The meeting will focus on preparations for the annual Salakatla Brahmotsavam of Lord Venkateswara, scheduled from September 24 to October 2, including arrangements to manage the expected influx of devotees.
At Tirumala temple in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, devotees are waiting in 31 compartments for darshan today. Sarvadarshan without tokens currently takes around 13 hours. On Sunday, September 14, 77,893 devotees had darshan of Lord Venkateswara, and 24,604 offered tonsuring. The TTD reported a Hundi collection of ₹3.53 crore on the same day.
At Tirumala temple in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, devotees are waiting in all 32 compartments for darshan today. Sarvadarshan without tokens currently takes around 14 hours. On Friday, September 12, 69,842 devotees had darshan of Lord Venkateswara, and 22,426 offered tonsuring. The TTD reported a Hundi collection of ₹4.18 crore on the same day.
At Tirumala temple in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, devotees are waiting in all 32 compartments for darshan today. Sarvadarshan without tokens currently takes around 22 hours. On Thursday, September 11, 66,312 devotees had darshan of Lord Venkateswara, and 27,728 offered tonsuring. The TTD reported a Hundi collection of ₹3.81 crore on the same day.
TTD Board member Bhanuprakash Reddy warned that strict action will be taken against those spreading false propaganda about the Tirumala. He stated that under the leadership of Chairman BR Naidu, the board will consider criminal proceedings in such cases. He emphasized that deliberately making false statements about the temple will not be tolerated.
At Tirumala temple in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, devotees are waiting in all 21 compartments for darshan today. Sarvadarshan without tokens currently takes around 16 hours. On Wednesday, September 10, 70,086 devotees had darshan of Lord Venkateswara, and 28,239 offered tonsuring. The TTD reported a Hundi collection of ₹3.56 crore on the same day.
Sudarshan Venu has been appointed as the 29th member of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) Board, following key orders issued by the Andhra Pradesh government. The state had earlier constituted the TTD Board with 29 members. Sudarshan replaces Justice HL Dattu, who previously served on the board and has now been succeeded through this appointment.
The removal of Ganesh idols immersed in Hyderabad’s Hussain Sagar has begun. GHMC sanitation workers are actively clearing waste and litter from the lake. Officials reported that over 4,800 tons of waste were removed by Sunday night, with an estimated 6,800 tons still remaining to be cleared in the ongoing cleanup effort.
Following the lunar eclipse, Telangana government authorities reopened the Srilakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple in Yadagirigutta. Temple priests performed Samprokshan at 3:30 AM, followed by Suprabhata Seva, Binde Tirdham, Bala Bhogam, and Nizabhishekam. Regular pujas resumed, and devotees were allowed darshan from 8:30 AM as per tradition after the eclipse.
Prominent temples across both Telugu states reopened after last night’s total lunar eclipse. Tirumala Temple resumed rituals with Suprabhata Seva, while darshans at Dwarka Tirumala begin at 9:30 am. In Telangana, the Thousand Pillar, Bhadrakali, Ramappa, and Kaleshwaram temples reopened for devotees from 7 am following Samprokshan purification rituals.
To ward off setbacks during tonight’s total lunar eclipse, follow time-honored remedies: take a ritual bath before and after, chant mantras like Mahamrityunjaya or Chandra Dev, meditate or sing bhajans, sprinkle Gangajal to purify your home, add Tulsi or Kusha to food and water, and donate or read sacred texts to invite positive energies.
Prominent Hindu temples will close today due to the lunar eclipse. Tirumala Venkateswara Temple, Vijayawada Durgamma Temple, Srisailam Temple, Bhadrachalam Temple, Yadadri Temple, Simhachalam, and many other temples will be closed. The temples will be closed at 3:30 PM and will reopen their doors tomorrow morning after the temples are cleaned.