Tirumala, Sep 22 : Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) Chairman Y V Subba Reddy has said 8,000 numbers of online quota of special entry darshan tickets will be released at 0900 hours on September 24.
In a statement here on Wednesday, he said an equal number of 8000 Slotted Sarva Darshan (SSD) tokens will be released online for the period from September 26 to October 31 on September 25 at 0900 hours.
Mr Reddy said TTD will stop the issuance of off line SSD tokens in Tirupati from September 26.
The TTD Chairman said the above decision has been made in view of the health security of local devotees as well from other regions in view of the Covid Pandemic.
As the overcrowding of people at SSD token issue centres earlier had become a reason for the spread of COVID pandemic during the second wave, TTD has taken this decision.
He also appealed that devotees coming with online Special entry tickets or SSD tokens should posses either two dose vaccination certificates or should come with Covid Negative test report which they have taken three days before reporting on the day of their darshan.
Mr Reddy urged all the devotees to note the Covid guidelines and strictly observe for their personal benefit as well others and cooperate with the TTD.(UNI)