Overview
- Paramapada Vasal/Vaikunta Dwaram opened at Srirangam, Triplicane in Chennai and other temples, drawing large pre-dawn crowds of devotees.
- TTD’s Vaikunta Dwara Darshan runs from December 30 to January 8, with pre-issued e-dIP tokens required through January 1 and broader walk-in access from January 2 to 8.
- All paid darshan categories are suspended during the initial phase to favor common pilgrims, with separate Tirumala entry routes aligned to time slots for crowd flow.
- TTD says the new e-dIP random allotment granted a major share of tokens to the Telugu states, including 92,221 of 11.53 lakh applicants from Andhra Pradesh and 49,127 of 6.08 lakh from Telangana.
- Crowd-control, security, transport and pilgrim services are in full deployment across temple towns, and Srisailam has begun free sparsha darshan for identified Chenchu tribals.