Andhra Pradesh: TTD contemplating major changes to decongest inner precincts of Tirumala temple
The Hindu
Shifting the entire laddu making (moulding) mechanism and distribution point of ‘anna prasadams’ are among the measures under active consideration
The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), the sole custodian of the temple of Lord Venkateswara here, is contemplating effecting major changes inside the main temple complex.
The intention is to decongest the inner precincts and derive maximum advantage of the space that is sparsely available inside the temple.
Though decongesting of the inner precincts is not new, the TTD has met with stiff resistance every time it embarked on the initiative.
The exercise of decongesting the inner precincts had actually begun with the shifting of ‘Akhilandam’ (a place for breaking of coconuts by devotees) from within the complex to the present location at Sri Bedi Anjaneya Swamy temple outside the temple in the early 1980s, and gained pace with the shifting of the ‘Kalyanotsavam’ venue from within the ‘Vimana prakaram’ to the ‘Sampangi prakaram’, followed by the change of place of the distribution of ‘theertham’ and ‘satari’ to the devotees to the present location behind the golden well from within the inner sanctum in the 1990s.
Thereafter, periodical changes are being made inside the temple precincts to suit the requirements of the day.
But with the temple registering a steep increase in the footfalls, the ’laghu’ darshan system was introduced in the mid-90s, which was later replaced with ‘Maha Laghu’ in 2004.
Later, the TTD moved the ‘boondi’ making kitchen outside the temple and climaxed it with the recent shifting of the ‘Parakamani’ to a new premises equipped with state-of-the-art security and technology outside the main temple complex.
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