Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam

‘Don't make it a political arena’: Tirupati official slams Shivakumar’s 'aarti' plan

July 13, 2026 9:42 pm

CM D K Shivakumar said the Karnataka government would allow any visiting dignitary from the state to participate in the first aarti at the Tirupati temple.

Devotee lost Tirupati seva booking to Covid after 13-year wait, wins VIP darshan or refund

July 07, 2026 6:16 pm

A consumer forum in Vijayawada was hearing the complaint filed by a 57-year-old devotee who had booked a seva ticket in Tirumala Venkateswara Temple in 2007, hoping to attend the ritual in 2020.

116-year-old climbs 3,000 Tirumala steps, wins hearts, earns praise from Andhra CM

July 07, 2026 4:21 pm

A video shared by ANI showed the elderly woman outside the temple after completing her pilgrimage.

From Friday, book Srivani Trust tickets for VIP darshan at Tirupati temple online

January 07, 2026 11:08 am

As part of a one-month trial run, the Srivani Trust tickets will be issued online every day at 9 am, with bookings open until 2 pm, the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams said.

Pilgrims landing at Tirupati without prior booking will now have a place to stay

September 30, 2025 2:09 pm

Tirupati temple board suspends 4 employees for 'practising other religions'

July 20, 2025 7:50 am

TTD sources said that the board has taken a decision not to allow any non-Hindu to work in the TTD, especially in the temples governed and managed by it.

Tirupati temple trust increases its free bus fleet, plans security revamp

June 20, 2025 2:08 pm

On June 15, Sri Venkateswara Temple saw a peak footfall of 90,815 pilgrims, with the waiting time for darshan extending to approximately 18 hours

11 lakh meals, 4.5 lakh beverages, 3.3 lakh devotees and a leopard – Lord Venkateswara temple opens for summer

May 28, 2025 5:21 am

On Tuesday, TTD executive officer J Syamala Rao held a meeting with the TTD forest department, the state forest department, and others on how to manage leopards straying into the path of pilgrims

‘Only Hindus should work at Tirumala’: CM Naidu, months after transferring employees out of Tirupati temple

March 22, 2025 9:10 am

The CM also announced he was cancelling the allotment of 35 acres of land in Tirupati to hotel developers of Devalok, MRKR and Mumtaz builders. The allotment was made by the previous YSR Congress Party government.

Tirupati wants no-fly zone over Sri Venkateswara Temple, writes to Civil Aviation citing 'principles of Agama Shastra’

March 02, 2025 8:12 am

In a letter dated February 17, to Union Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu, TTD Chairman BR Naidu has asked for a no-fly zone to be declared over the shrine “keeping in mind the principles of Agama Shastra, sanctity of the temple, safety and sentiments of the devotees”.