Tirumala Vaikunta Dwara Darshan Online Tickets: The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) notified that the reservations for the Vaikunta Dwara Darshan at the Lord Venkateswara temple in Tirumala will be accepted online starting at 11 AM on December 23. Reservations for the Rs 300 Special Entry Darshan (SED) tickets will also be accepted online starting at 11 AM on December 24.
The eight authorised counters in Tirupati and the Kousthubham Guesthouse in Tirumala will distribute the Slotted Sarva Darshan (SSD) tokens, which are frequently used by regular pilgrims.
The Vaikunta Dwaram, the innermost corridor surrounding the sanctum sanctorum, will be open to pilgrims from January 10 to January 19, 2025, alongside the celebration of the holy Vaikunta Ekadasi at the Tirumala temple.
TTD Executive Officer J Shyamala Rao and Additional Executive Officer Ch Venkaiah Chowdary presided over a review meeting at Annamaiah Bhavan in Tirumala on Tuesday, December 17, where the festival's arrangements were finalised.
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The conference determined that the darshan would only be available to devotees who had valid tickets. While those without tokens are welcome to tour the temple village, they will not be permitted to participate in darshan.
The protocol darshan for the VIPs will start at 4:45 AM on the day of Vaikunta Ekadasi (January 10). From 9 to 11 AM, the golden chariot will make its spectacular procession.
On the day of Dwadasi (January 11), the Chakrasnanam ceremonies will take place at the temple pond from 5:30 to 6:30 AM.
Throughout the event, Annadanam (free food distribution) will be offered continuously from 6 AM to 12 AM to meet the demands of the devotees. To accommodate the demand, the TTD chose to keep 3.5 lakh laddus in buffer stock.