Did anyone participate in 'Laddu padi' seva in tirumala recently?

Question

I want to go to Tirmala on 18 Apr 2009. We are 5 perople. I have heard of Laddu padi seva, but not sure if it is still performed. Does someone know if the seva is performed? Thanks.

Answer 1

Pilgrims can have a free 'Sarva Darshan' or paid 'Special Darshan (Rs.40/- one free laddu; Rs. 50/- two free laddus per head). On crowded days Sarva Darshan takes 8 to 16 hours. Children upto 11 years of age are allowed free Special Darshan.

'Vaikuntam', a marvellous Queue Complex constructed for Sarva Darshan pilgrims, makes the wait less tedious. The complex has TV, Restaurants, Toilets etc. Special Darshan entrance is near Sr. Varahaswamy Temple. It may take 3 to 8 hours to reach the Sanctum depending on the crowd.



Senior citizens and the disabled are permitted through the 'Mahadwaram', the Main Entrance only once. Enquire near the Mahadwaram for details.



Laddu Padi Scheme

This scheme attracts many pilgrims as it provides a quick Darshan irrespective of the crowd, within two hours. On payment five persons (free entry for children up to 11 years) are allowed special entry through the Vaikuntam Complex and the devotees join the main queue just before the Mahadwaram. Laddus are given after the Darshan or the Laddu Padi ticket.

Laddu Padi tickets are sold at the Vijaya Bank counter from 7.00 a.m. to 10.00 a.m. and from 11.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. Darshan under this scheme is allowed up to 6.00 p.m. On Saturdays and Sundays ticket are issued subject to rush. Please refer Page 31 for more details.







Sarvadarshan/ Special Darshan Timings

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday



7.00 a.m. to 7.00 p.m.

7.00 a.m. to 7.00 p.m.

7.30 a.m. to 7.00 p.m.

8.30 a.m. to 7.00 p.m.

8.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m.

9.00 a.m. to 8.30 p.m.

7.00 a.m. to 7.00 p.m.



8.00 p.m. to 10.00 p.m.

8.00 p.m. to 10.00 p.m.

8.00 p.m. to 10.00 p.m.

8.00 p.m. to 10.00 p.m.

8.00 p.m. to 10.00 p.m.

8.00 p.m. to 10.00 p.m.

8.00 p.m. to 10.00 p.m.





Sarvadarshan will be continued beyond 10.00 p.m. subject to rush.

On Thursdays Poolangi Darshan (the Deity with complete floral decoration) is from 8.00 p.m. to 10.00 p.m.

Netradarshan is a special feature on Thursdays.







Darshan on Friday

Friday being Abhishekam day, all Seva timings are modified Sarvadarshan commences after 9 a.m. Devotees must therefore be prepared for delay in having Darshan on Fridays.



Angapradakshinam

Rolling on the Prakaram of the temple in fulfilment of a vow is Angapradakshinam. Devotees doing Angapradakshinam are allowed entrance through the Special Darshan sheds only at 2.30 a.m. No Darshan is allowed for devotees performing Angapradakshinan on Fridays.

Answer 2

Only besan ka Laddu

Answer 3

http://cbeonline.wordpress.com/2007/05/19/tirumala-tirupati-devasthanams-online-darshan-ticket-counter/



Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams online darshan ticket counter

Posted on May 19, 2007 by nanz

Mr. N.Srikanth joint executive officer of TTD said that online darshan ticket counters will be opened with in couple of months in Srirangam, Coimbatore, Madurai and Tirunelveli.



Mr. Srikanth told reporters that there was encouraging response to the sale of such tickets. Out of about 7,500 online tickets priced at Rs. 50 for Sudarshan Darshan, over 200 tickets are sold in Erode alone. Similarly, over 1,500 are sold at other centres.



“At present in Tirumala, the TTD has buildings to accommodate over 6,000 pilgrims a day. Following heavy rush additional rooms to accommodate 1,000 more pilgrims will be constructed and the work will be completed before 2009,” Mr. Srikanth said.



On the conduct of Thiru Kalaya Utsavam in rural areas by the Devasthanams, he said: “If people wanted to conduct it, the TTD is ready to arrange the Utsavam.”



He also said investigation was in progress in the case of missing jewels. All security arrangements in and around the temple had been strengthened.



Sri Vari Seva Trust managing trustee R. Umapathy said the trust had decided to construct a Mandapam in Erode to conduct atavism for Lord Venkateswara and an online counter would also be opened in the Mandapam.



Mr. Umapathy said a minimum of 200 devotees from Erode were visiting Tirupati every day. He appealed to the Andhra Pradesh State Transport Corporation and also Andhra Pradesh tourism department to operate more buses from the trust office to Tirumala. He said already representations had been made with the Railway Ministry to operate a daily train service either from Coimbatore or from Erode to Tirupati. TTD liaison officer Haridev Prasad, Trust secretary R. Mohanraj and others were also present.





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Pramod V.Chaorashe, on May 25th, 2007 at 4:16 pm Said:

Sir, I desperately want to visit Tirupati with my family but I don’t know if there is any online darshan booking facility from Mumbai. Knowing that it is summertime, it gets difficult without such an arrangement.

Humbly yours,

Pramod



nanz, on May 26th, 2007 at 3:51 am Said:

Hey Pramod,

Good to know that you are planning a trip to thirupathi with your family.

pl. check this site http://www.tirumala.org/travel_mumbai.htm



Also for online booking here is the link

http://www.ttdsevaonline.com/



Hope you have a good dharshan at thirumala.



-Nanz



dr. n .k. lall, on June 3rd, 2007 at 2:01 pm Said:

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Sudhir Gilra, on June 4th, 2007 at 10:47 am Said:

Sir, Please let me Know whether i can book online darshan tickets for early morning Darshan. If possible then what are the documents to be done. What is the cost of the Darshan and what is the the early morning seva (5 am) called as. I am from Cuttack.



Sudhir Gilra, on June 4th, 2007 at 11:09 am Said:

Sir, Please let me Know whether i can book online room at Tirumala on 10 night upto 11 evening of july . I am from Cuttack.

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