| Vaikuntam
Queue Complex
The entrance for darshan is through
the Vaikuntam Queue Complex. The complex is a series
of inter-connected halls that leads to the main temple.
An efficient queue system ensures that pilgrims move
in an orderly fashion through the Queue Complex, towards
the main temple.
The halls in the Queue Complex are clean, spacious
and airy. TTD provides a wide range of facilities
in the Queue Complex:
- Canteens selling food packets at subsidized rates.
- The Andhra Pradesh Dairy Development Corporation
selling fresh milk
- Medical aid
- Sale of photographs, calendars and other TTD publications
- Toilets
- Closed Circuit Television, through which devotional
programmes and music are relayed
- Cloakrooms near the Vaikuntam Queue Complex entrance
- Places where footwear can be deposited, free of
cost (at the entrance)
There are officers to look after the facilities in
the Vaikuntam Queue Complex, regulate the queues and
attend to complaints.
Sarvadarsanam
Sarvadarsanam means 'darshan for all'. The timings
for Sarvadarsanam are different on different days
of the week. Please refer the weekly temple programme
for the timings.
On normal days, about 18 hours are allotted for Sarvadarsanam
and on peak days, it is open for 20 hours.
Around 50,000 pilgrims visit the main temple every
day.
Special Darshan
The entrance for Special Darshan is through the
PPC (Queue Complex). The queue merges with the Sarvadarsanam
queue at Bangaruvakili. Pilgrims who use this queue
will have a shorter waiting time.
The ticket costs Rs. 50/- per head.
The darshan timings are the same as that for Sarvadarsanam.
Sudarsanam Token System
The Sudarsanam token system was introduced
to minimize the waiting time for Sarvadarsanam, Special
Darshan and other paid darshan/sevas. Some of its
features:
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The tokens are available free
of cost at the First Choultry (opposite the
Tirupati Railway
Station), Second Choultry (behind the Railway
Station), Alipiri Bus Stand, Tirupati, Vaikuntam
Queue Complex, Pilgrim Amenities Centre (Near
CRO) and near the Rambagicha Guest House in Tirumala.
- The time of darshan is indicated on the tokens.
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Pilgrims can enter the Vaikuntam
Queue Complex at Tirumala at the time indicated
on the tokens
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They can have darshan within
two hours of entering the Queue Complex.
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As this system saves on waiting
time, it provides pilgrims with enough time to
visit temples in the vicinity like Sri Govindarajaswami
Temple and Kapila Teertham at Tirupati, Sri Padmavathi
Ammavari Temple at Tiruchanur and Sri Kalyana
Venkateswara Swami Temple at Srinivasa Mangapuram.
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To help TTD keep a track of
the number of pilgrims and ensure their smooth
flow, one token is issued per head. Collective
tokens for groups are not issued.
Some precautions for you to take:
- Collect your Sudarsanam token only from TTD-run
counters. Tokens issued by others are not valid.
- Keep the token tied to your wrist till you finish
darshan.
- Do not exchange tokens.
- Do not trust touts
- Do not remove the token while bathing. The token
is water proof
Special Darshan for the Physically
Disabled and the Aged
This special darshan is arranged for the physically
disabled and the aged through a separate gate at the
Maha Dwaram, the main temple entrance. If necessary,
such pilgrims can be accompanied by an attendant.
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