Don't approach middlemen for darshan in Tirumala, TTD cautions devotees

Tirumala: Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) has once again appealed to the devotees to use the official website, with their Aadhar cards for booking Darshan online and other services and urged them not to trust the middlemen for Darshan and Seva tickets.

It may be mentioned here that four devotees from Tamil Nadu entered Vaikuntam with alleged fake tickets for Srivari Kalyanotsavam on Thursday and were identified and enquired by the TTD vigilance officials.

Investigations revealed that they procured the fake tickets from a cyber centre in Tirupattur in Vellore district of Tamil Nadu. The cyber centre operator, Annadurai, booked the tickets, charging huge amounts by altering the last two numbers in the passport. TTD vigilance officials have filed a complaint with the police against the concerned person.

The present administration of TTD is keen on detecting fake websites and identifying Dalaris who have been involved in cheating devotees. There are complaints that some brokers are collecting huge sums from gullible devotees asking them to book Darshan tickets. It is a regular practice by the TTD vigilance to recheck all the tickets ahead of allowing devotees for Darshan. If the tickets are identified as fake, the devotees will be put to hardships.

In this context, TTD has once again reiterated and warned that stringent action will be taken against those brokers involved in cheating pilgrims with fake Darshan and Arjita Seva tickets. At the same time, they also cautioned devotees only to book Darshan and Seva tickets on TTD's official website.