TTD additional EO inspects gold dollar sales counters at Tirumala

Sandeep Raghavan / TNN / May 2, 2025, 14:59 IST

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Amidst a slight increase in pilgrim traffic, Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams additional executive officer Ch Venkaiah Chowdary carried out inspections at Tirumala on Thursday. Chowdary scrutinized the coconut sales counter near Akhilandam, ensuring the coconuts' size adhered to tender guidelines. He also assessed TTD's publication stalls and gold & silver dollar sale counters during his visit.

TTD additional EO inspects gold dollar sales counters at Tirumala

TIRUPATI: Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams additional executive officer Ch Venkaiah Chowdary conducted a series of inspections amidst a slight surge in pilgrim rush at Tirumala on Thursday.
Venkaiah Chowdary first inspected the coconut sales counter near the Akhilandam, opposite to the Tirumala temple and examined if the size of the coconuts issued to the TTD by the contractor was as per the promised tender guidelines.
“It is a customary practice for all devotees to break coconuts near the Akhilandam after the completion of their Darshan and pilgrimage to Tirumala. Hence TTD accords utmost priority to the sale of coconuts to the visiting devotees”, Additional EO asserted.
Venkaiah Chowdary also inspected TTD’s publication stall outlets and gold & silver dollar sale counters at Tirumala on Thursday.
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TTD’s Additional EO Ch Venkaiah Chowdary held inspections amid rising pilgrim rush at Tirumala.
He checked coconut counter near Akhilandam to verify size as per tender specifications.
Coconuts are offered by devotees after Darshan, making their quality a TTD priority.
Inspections included TTD’s publication stalls catering to spiritual and devotional literature.
He also reviewed gold and silver dollar sale counters used by pilgrims for offerings and tokens.

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