Frequently Asked Questions

TTD has introduced Special entry darshan tickets to the pilgrims to get fast darshan in Tirumala , Pilgrims those who come Tirupati without booking any sevas. If you are planning to visit Tirupati , special Entry Darshan Tickets will help pilgrim to get Darshan within 1-2 hours , Depends on the crowd Darshan Timing will change.

At present, about 6,750 darshan tickets are made available to devotees on a daily basis. While 3,000 tickets (?300 special entry darshan) are made available online, the rest 3,750 tickets are issued offline across the TTD counters at Tirupati.

Yes. Purse / wallets is allowed in tirumala temple if it doesn’t contain any prohibitory items.Lockers also available in Tirupati.

Supadham Entrance is an special entry to Tirumala Que system for the pilgrim for the Darshan of Lord Sri Venkateswara. Only Special Darshan(NRI, infant child) or Seva Pilgrims only will be Permitted to enter through Supadham Entrance.

Sarvadarshanam, Special Entry Darshan (Seeghra Darshan), Divya Darshan (For People who come by walk), Special Darshan for Physically Disabled & Aged, Infant Darshan, Arjitha Sevas, VIP break Darshan.

According to this code, a woman devotee can wear saree or a chudidar with chunni, whereas a male devotee can wear dhoti or lungi with uttareeyam or kurta-pyjama. That is why we have decided to enforce the dress code," the TTD official said.

It is not necessary to shave head in Tirumala Balaji Mandir premises. It is subject to your wish and fulfilment of your mokkubadi (desire fulfilment). However, it is a traditional practice of local people to give away the hair of their children during the stipulated time.

Pilgrims desiring to reach Tirumala by foot can use this set of steps. The distance to Tirumala by foot from Alipiri is about 9 km but by Srivari metlu, it is less than 3 km. For a reasonably fit person, it takes only about an hour and a half to walk to Tirumala.

Men wear dhoti and uttariyam. Other than these traditional dresses, no other outfits like bermudas, T-shirts, jeans, shorts and other Western-style dresses are permitted,".

Yes, Every day Morning at Srinivasa Pilgrimage guest house 300Rs Special entry Tickets are issued . Pilgrim can avail the tickets by Submitting valid id proofs. Here pilgrim need to wait in que atleast 3-4 hours , waiting time can change depends on the crowd.

You will be allowed to attend the seva as a single. Please ensure that you reach there in the traditional attire.

Tickets for suprabatham is generally booked through online only, the announcement will be given in the websit page regarding the opening date and time before 2 months in advance . mostly the tickets opens at 11.00am on the said date and point to note , the tickets will sold off within 15-20 minutes.

This results in the unique posture of Lord where one can witness the peculiar Netra Darshan -where the divine eyes of the main deity can be seen. During other days the wide Namam with which the Lord's forehead is adorned, covers almost half of His eyes.Netra Darshan is only applicable on Thursday.

Since the devotees cannot just withstand the powerful radiation emanating from the eyes of the Lord, the eyes are covered on most days excepting on Thursdays when the size of the white mark is relatively smaller enabling the devotees glimpse at the Lord's eyes to an extent.

Prasadam (Laddu ) is very famous in Tirupati for pilgrims.

NRI are permitted to enter the supatam entry Que line for darshan , NRI need to carry their valid passport . visa arrival date should be less than 30 days.

Yes allowed , Foreigners are permitted to enter the supatam entry Que line for darshan , Foreigners need to carry their valid passport . visa arrival date should be less than 30 days.

Unjal Seva Tickets Availability Dolotsavam is also called as the Unjal Seva. This is one of the daily seva for the Mula Virat. The Unjal Seva ticket holders are managed along with the other paid services queue line at the time of allowing Darshan.

Archana is one of the most famous seva performed to the moola virat (main diety) of Lord Venkateswara Swamy. Archana is also called as 'Sahasranamarchana'(1008 glorious names of Lord). It is performed everyday, the devotees are allowed to participate in this seva by paying requisite amount of Rs. 220.

No Mobile phones and Cameras not allowed inside the darshan . Pilgrim can keep their Belongings in the locker.

Pilgrim can confirm before 15-10 days . If the pilgrim books package beforea day or before 2 days means we will be booking the tatkal tickets.

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Any one government Id proof for all the travelers is required.

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From Monday to Friday , the crowd will be less when compared to the weekends.Most of the people seek for Saturday and Sunday depends on their holidays.

Do not walk with shoes. It is sacred and you might be the odd one out.

One laddu is provided for special entry darshan tickets.

Yes , pilgrim can visit tirupati for their wish . some pilgrim visits tirupati for twice a month .

Yes allowed , From 4+1 Seater to 12+1 seater are allowed , Padmavathi Travels has4 seater to 12 seater cars only.

In honour of that Lord Venkateswara has ordained that all devotees visiting Tirumala temple must visit Sri Varahaswami temple first and then visit him.

The two imprints on his chest represent the places reserved for Lakshmi and Padmavathi is his body. Since the Lord himself transformed into a stone, the idol is considered to be extremely powerful. Often referred to as the richest god, Srinivasa or Balaji, blesses his devotees with the wishes they ask for.So Lord balaji is considered as so powerful .

All the sevas are good in tirumala. You can go for suprabhaatam and tomala seva can go little nearer to deity.

Senior citizen from age 65 and above is considered as senior citizen , In regular basis Ticket will be issued for senior citizen

Yes, its safe to come for Tirumala Darshan at this time.and this the best time to get blessings from Lord Venkestwara

3550 Steps.There is an old strides way to Tirumala, that begins from Alipiri known as Alipiri Metlu. The Devotees to satisfy their Vow to Lord Venkateswara will take this way to arrive at Tirumala by walking from Tirupati. It comprises of an absolute 3550 Steps which makes a separation of 12 km.

Renigunta Airport in Tirupati fills in as the fundamental air terminal for guests to the town. This course is served by homegrown carriers like Air India, Air Costa and SpiceJet.

One is the long route from Alipiri, where there are in excess of 3400 stages and around 2 km of walking. The second and the short route is "Srivari Mettu", ... There are 2388 stages from Srivari Mettu and separation savvy, it is about 2.1 Kms. to reach Tirumala. It's a lot quicker route to arrive at Tirumala than from Alipiri.

Tirupati is found in the Chittoor District of the South Indian State of Andhra Pradesh. It lies at the foot of Seshachalam Hills of the Eastern Ghats which were framed during the Precambrian period. One of its rural areas, Tirumala, which is the home to Sri Venkateswara Temple, is also situated within the hills.

It takes between 3 to 3 1/2 hours to climb up through this route.

The six principal Hindu darshans are Samkhya, Yoga, Nyaya, Vaisheshika, Mimamsa, and Vedanta. Non-Hindu darshans include Buddhism and Jainism.

The conventional eating in the sanctuary includes being situated on the floor, having the food served on a banana leaf which includes daddojanam (curd rice), pulihora (tamarind rice), vada and chakkara-pongal (sweet pongal), miryala-pongali, Appam, Payasam, Jaggery, Murukku, Dosa and see (Kesari) .

The best days to perform the Srikalahasti Rahu Ketu Pooja are Chathurthi, Panchami, Shasti, Purnima, Surya Grahanam, Chandra Grahanam, Any Tuesday, Any Ashlesha Nakshatram day. For Rahu Ketu Pooja Monday is the best day. But, the crowd will be heavy on Monday.

Srikalahasti is among the most important Shiva Kshetras or Temples of Shiva in the southern part of India. It is one among the Panchabootha Sthalams symbolizing air, of the five elements. In fact, the popular and revered Srikalahasti Temple is built on the area between the base of the hill and the bank of Swarnamukhi.

Mobile phones are not allowed inside the Kalahasti temple as per Temple norms

The dress code of the Srikalahasti Temple is not being implemented strictly by temple authorities. But it is the pilgrims are suggested to wear only Indian Traditional clothes for the Darshan or Seva or any pooja performance in the temple. Western wear is not allowed into the temple premises

Dhoti is compulsory in Tirupati. The pilgrims shall wear Traditional Dress only. Male: Dhoti, Shirt / Kurtha, Pyjama. Female: Saree / Half Saree / Chudidar with Dupatta

Camera and mobile phone not allowed inside the temple. You have counters where you give and get a receipt. For seegra darshan ticket holders they will collect ur shoes mobile bag and give it outside the temple.

Pilgrims Amenity Complex (PAC ). This PAC works free of cost, to all the pilgrims and pilgrims can deposit the luggage and other materials in the lockers Once you reach any PAC, you can apply and take a locker for free and deposit your luggage.

65 YEARS ABOVE PERSONS WILL BE ALLOWED WITH LIFE PARTNER. DISABLED PERSONS CAN TAKE ASSISTANT ONLY IF THE DISABILITY IS ABOVE 65%.

Kalyana kattas are located in Tirumala separately or attached to the guest houses. You can take a bath immediately after the head removal process.

The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam authorities have resumed the issuance of free darshan tokens to devotees from the Bhudevi complex. 3000 tokens will be issued every day and devotees who had been waiting to pay a visit to the shrine without a fee will now have access to the Lord's darshan.

“Children below 10 years of age and senior citizens above 65 years will not be allowed for darshan, as per the guidelines of the Central government,” said Mr. Singhal.

No, because of Covid 19, the tickets need to book through the online portal for Darshan.

TTD will provide laddus for every seva booked on the TTD Online Website. You can book extra laddu (Rs.50 per laddu) and a maximum of 2 extra laddus per ticket while you book Seva or special from the same window.

The six principal Hindu darshans are Samkhya, Yoga, Nyaya, Vaisheshika, Mimamsa, and Vedanta. Non-Hindu darshans include Buddhism and Jainism.

Approximately 50,000 devotees visit the Tirupati Temple every day. Since you can't escape the crowds, it would be a good idea to plan your visit in good weather. It all depends on your religious fervor though – Tirupati is best visited during the cool and comfortable months between November and March.

There is no rule that prevents you from wearing a black colour or any coloured clothes while visiting temples. But all colours are the same for God inside the temple, so it is up to you to decide on wearing coloured clothes.

Just one day enough to visit Tirupati Balaji temple from Chennai to Tirupati it is hardly a few kilometers away. so booking a cab through Padmavati travels helps to get Balaji darshan in just one day with Tirupati special entry darshan.

Renigunta Airport in Tirupati serves as the main airport for visitors to the town. This route is served by domestic airlines like Air India, Air Costa, and SpiceJet.

Out of these, only 1 airline operate direct flights. To board the first Delhi to Tirupati flight, choose IndiGo, Spicejet, which departs at 05:05 The last flight for this route is Spicejet, departing at 19:15.