Hi in order to have a ease dharshan and accommodation it's better to opt for online booking... But you need to book earlier as the portal opens three months in advance. I visited Tirupathi and tirumala last month ie, 16, 17 of January for which I booked in the month of October. If booked online it wuld hardly take 5 to 10 minutes at the counter to get the accommodation both at Tirupathi as well as at Tirumala... But online special dharshan is advisable if ready to spend 300/- per head and you can have dharshan within an hour if it is non season but need totolerate the crowd after reaching the main temple tower enterance where all dharshan lines meet and mingle together...
W.r.t places to visit: There are many places to visit both at Tirumala as well as in Tirupathi. At Tirupathi AP govt. buses are available as tour packages of two type starting both from the Bus stand as well as Railway station... You can get all details from the TTD website itself before hand... If good in bargaining then you can go with private cab/ taxi who are available at bus stands and at the accommodation entrances. I was to spend Rs: 2300/- for a local temple package covering 6 temples with Sumo 9 seater cab... You can calculate yours... But don't go with travel offices they charge too much...Have direct dealing with the drivers as such... Happy Dharshan... On 2/13/20, P. Subramani <[email protected]> wrote: > I had been to tirumala last week. Their rules and regulations keep changing > > with the seasons. Many things have changed. Although there is a special > cue for disabled/senior citizens for darshan, you must be at their counter > near museum where they take your photos (you and your one escort), and > only 2 laddus are issued that is, one per person. Also, note you must carry > > the disability certificate. After getting the relevant tokens for the > darshan, we are transported via TTD vehicles to some gate through which we > > are led and seated in huge compartments for a very long time. Regarding > room accommodation, we are sent directly to the counter where a bill/slip > is generated for the room on payment after which we have to wait for turn > that is, for our token number that will be displayed on a large screen which > > will not less 3 to 4 hours rarely it happens within 2 hours. With the > present arrangement my advise for all the blind people is not to visit > tirumala with such high risk. I have taken up with TTD several times to > simplify the procedure or revert to the earlier procedures which were quite > > benevolent for us. But unfortunately, I haven't got even a single response > > till date. For more, you may call me 9738150192 to more clear picture. P. > > Subramani > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "vivek doddamani" <[email protected]> > To: "AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning > > the disabled." <[email protected]> > Sent: 13 February, 2020 3:33 PM > Subject: Re: [AI] Tirupathi tirumala devesthana facilities for VI persons > > >> Friend, in Tirupati there is special arrangements for disabled persons >> at 10am, you should go to the main enterence gate of the main temple >> with escort, there you will be provided with a receipt for two Ladoos >> and disabled persons with one escort are let in for Darshanam. >> >> On 2/13/20, Saravanan <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Dear Friends, >>> >>> Does any of our friends visited Tirumala recently. >>> How about the facilities offered by TTD committee for us. >>> I am planning to go there very soon. >>> How about the room booking procedures for us there. >>> How many days we can stay there. >>> Is there any special darshan arrangements for pwd persons. >>> I also want to know the nearby temples & places to visit there. >>> I am waiting for your valuable inputs. >>> Thanks in advance >>> Saravanan.K >>> +91 9916512402 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Search for old postings at: >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >>> >>> To unsubscribe send a message to >>> [email protected] >>> with the subject unsubscribe. >>> >>> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >>> please >>> visit the list home page at >>> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in >>> >>> >>> Disclaimer: >>> 1. 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