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- India
- March 25, 2025, 7:12 PM IST
Tirumala Tirupati Temple’s Hundi Income More Than Net Worth of Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni & Amitabh Bachchan
Tirumala Tirupati Temple's hundi income for 2024-25 is estimated at Rs 1,671 crore, surpassing the net worth of top Indian celebrities namely Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni, Amitabh Bachchan and Chiranjeevi
- India
- March 20, 2025, 2:39 PM IST
TTD Takes Steps To Conserve Civet Cats For Srivari Abhishekam, Proposes Rs 1.97 Crore Budget
The conservation of civet cats is crucial for the TTD, as the oil extracted from these animals is used in the sacred abhishekam ritual of Lord Venkateswara.
- India
- January 21, 2025, 3:47 PM IST
Tirumala's ‘VIP Break Darshan System’ Under Scrutiny As More Devotees Seek Tryst With The Lord
The demand for darshans of Sri Venkateswara Swamy is increasing daily, but the TTD's policy appears to prioritise those with influence and connections
- India
- January 15, 2025, 12:50 AM IST
Tirumala Temple Gold Heist: Contract Employee Caught Stealing Valuables Worth Rs 46 Lakh
Veerashetty Penchalayya, a contract employee working in Srivari Parakamani, was caught stealing gold items from the storage room. The accused had been working for the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) for two years and had allegedly been stealing gold and silver ornaments for over a year
- India
- January 10, 2025, 2:55 AM IST
Tirupati Stampede: CM Chandrababu Naidu Promises Jobs, Financial Aid to Victims' Families
The stampede occurred due to a scuffle between devotees at the ticket counters set up for Vaikuntha Dwara darshan in Tirupati. Six people lost their lives and another 31 were seriously injured
- India
- January 3, 2025, 4:55 PM IST
Tirumala Tirupati Temple Receives Hundi Offerings Worth Rs 1,365 Crore In 2024
In 2024, the temple also saw 2.55 crore devotees, with 99 lakh offering their hair and 6.30 crore people served Annaprasadam. Additionally, 12.14 crore laddoos were sold
- India
- October 28, 2023, 2:59 PM IST
Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams Hikes Donation Amount for One-day Annaprasadam Scheme Allocation From Rs 33 Lakhs to Rs 38 Lakhs
TTD's Anna Prasadam wing provides free food to thousands of devotees coming to obeisance at the Sri Venkateswara Swami Temple in Tirupati daily
- India
- October 23, 2023, 3:24 PM IST
Kantara Movie-like Scenes in Andhra's Triumala Mesmerise Lord Balaji Devotees
The Gaja Vahana Seva created a spiritual atmosphere among the devotees when the four elephants of the main temple-- Padmavathi, Padmaja, Vaishnavi, and Mahalakshmi-- led the procession across the four streets
- India
- September 6, 2023, 11:53 PM IST
TTD Trust Board Announces Special Darshan for Youth Completing Govinda Koti, Promotes Sanatana Dharma Awareness
The TTD Trust Board also plans to provide darshan to individuals who write Govinda Namas for 10,01,116 times
- India
- August 12, 2023, 10:46 AM IST
Cheetah Kills Six-Year Old Girl in Andhra Pradesh's Tirumala
The police could not conduct a search operation on Friday night, however a search was carried out in the early hours of Saturday. Soon, blood stains were found on the ground by the police at the 7th mile on the footpath to Tirumala
- India
- July 24, 2023, 7:13 PM IST
Tirumala Temple: Lord Balaji Has 11 Tonnes of Gold, Cash Deposits Worth Rs 17,000 Cr in Banks
According to the data, the presiding deity at Tirumala hill shrine has 1.2 tonnes of gold ornaments and 10 tonnes of silver. Additionally, 11 tonnes of gold is deposited in banks
- India
- July 11, 2023, 8:23 PM IST
Andhra Pradesh Villages Extract Gold from Sand Waste for Livelihood | Here's How
Eguva Sambaiah Palem, Diguva Sambaiah Palem, and Kallupudi are situated in the Thottambedu mandal of the Tirupati district and about 600 among the 800 families in the villages have taken this up as their profession
- India
- June 27, 2023, 10:08 PM IST
TTD's Tirupati Goshala Sets Record with India's First Sahiwal Breed Calf Born via Cow Surrogacy
TTD Executive Officer (EO) AV Dharma Reddy made the announcement at a press conference on Sunday, stating that the surrogate mother, an Ongole breed cow, successfully delivered the Sahiwal calf
- India
- June 13, 2023, 7:25 PM IST
Record-breaking Devotee Turnout at Tirupati as TTD’s Efforts Yield Successful Results
On Sunday, 92,238 pilgrims were granted a glimpse of Lord Venkateswara, marking the highest number of devotees in a single day over the past four years. The offerings made by the devotees to the hundi on the same day reached a substantial amount of Rs 4.2 crore
- India
- May 19, 2023, 8:52 PM IST
Andhra Pradesh: Tirumala Temple Sees Massive Crowds in Summer; Full Darshan Requires 36 Hours
The crowd was such that the waiting line extended up to 2 Kms till Shilathoranam at the ring road. This happened along with an hour of heavy rain, that ended up flooding the Mada streets of the Srivari Temple.

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