Ticket Cost: Free entry Ticket issued using the biometric system.

Counter Timings: Issued from 2:00 pm onwards.

Ticket Counter Location: PAC I which is next to CRO office Tirumala.

Age limit: 12 years and above.

Angapradakshinam Timings: 1:30 am.

Entry point: Vaikuntam – I entrance.

Dress Code: Men must remove Vest and Shirt during Pradakshinam.

Women are allowed to wear Saree/ Chudidhar with Dupatta/ Half Saree.

The devotee required to carry Aadhar Card for booking.

Tirupati Angapradakshinam Dates

It might be cancelled during Annual Brahmotsavam days, Rathasapthami, Vaikunta Ekadasi, Vaikunta Dwadasi and major festival days. Advisable not to plan during this time.

Tirupati Temple Angapradakshinam Booking

1. The devotees are advised to reach counter by 11:00 am as tickets are issued on first-cum-first serve basis.
2. Daily 750 tickets are issued at the counter.
3. One ticket per person issued using the bio-metric system.
4. Children under 12 years are not allowed.
5. Counter opens at 2:00 pm for booking.
6. Online booking is not available for these special tickets.
7. The devotees can have Darshan after Angapradakshinam.
8. 90 days minimum gap required for the next booking.

Tirupati Temple Angapradakshinam procedure

1. Pushkarini will be opened for the devotees to take bath.
2. The devotees must report at the entry point in the wet clothes.
3. Men and women are allowed separately
4. Pradakshinam usually takes 4 -5 mins.
5. The devotees are allowed to have Darshan after Suprabhatha Seva

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Seva Days: Every Friday

Mandatory Dress Code: Men: White Pancha, Dhoti
Female: Saree with blouse/ Punjabi Dress with Dupatta / Chudidhar with Dupatta/ Half Saree

Age limit: Ticket is required for 12 years and above.

Ticket Cost: Rs.200 per person.

Seva Reporting Time: 4:30 am

Reporting Place: Vaikuntam I (ATC Car Parking Area)

Laddu Prasadam: 2 Laddus per person

Laddu Cover Cost: Rs.3 to be paid extra. ( Please carry Small Denomination).

Valid Photo ID Required: One must carry original Photo ID to avail this Darshan.

Photo ID Proof: Aadhaar Card/ Voter ID/ PAN Card/ Passport/ Driving License/ Ration Card.

Nijapada Darshanam Seva Details

• The devotees are allowed to sit inside the compartments while Poorbabhishekam is ongoing.
• The devotees are allowed to sit in Three compartments.
• Compartments open at 6:00 am one after the other.
• It is a running Darshan Line with no waiting time in the queue line.
• Lord Venkateswara Swamy Nijaroopa Darshan available during this Seva.
• In this Seva, one can see Lord Venkateswara’s Holy feet while having Darshan.
• The devotee can have Darshan from Kulasekara Padi (Close distance).
• This Darshan is available right after Poorabhishekam.
• The main deity appears in less attire. It is Nijaroopa and Nijapada Darshan. No jewels during this Seva time.
• The devotee will get the chance to view the deity from a close distance and it is a running darshan line with less crowd.
• The devotee will get the chance to see Lord Venkateswara Swamy for 4–5 minutes while moving in the queue line.

Nijapada Darshanam Seva Booking

• Online Lucky Dip booking available on Every month First Friday at 10:00 am.
• One day advance Lucky Dip Enrollment on reaching Tirumala at CRO office.
• Tirumala Lucky Dip Counter Timings: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm.
• Recommendation letter booking is available for this Seva.
• One must submit a Recommendation letter a day in advance at JEO Camp Office, Tirumala.
• In-person booking available at e-Darshan Counters.
• For all these bookings, it is must carry Photo ID proof.
• One can apply for 2 tickets.
• The results will be known on the following Tuesday by 12:00 pm.
• On receiving the confirmation message, the devotee is allowed to make the payment online.
• Ticket printout and Photo ID proof are mandatory to participate in this Seva.

Nijapada Darshanam Seva Offline Booking

• Tickets can be availed using the recommendation letter
• Tickets can be booked even at TTD e-Darshan counters. 90 days advance booking available for this Seva but limited tickets.

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Kalyanotsavam Seva Reporting Time: 10:00 am. This Seva performed daily.

The devotee must report at Supadam Entrance. The Devotees are allowed inside the queue line at 10:30 am. Kalyanam Seva tickets must take diversion after entering Mahadwaram. The staff here will be assisting the devotees on the route map to the Kalyanotsavam Mandapam.

Seva Location: Kalyanotsavam Mandapam inside the temple.

TTD Kalyanotsavam timings: 10:30 am to 1:00 pm

Dress code: Please wear
Men: White Pancha, Dhoti. (Must remove Shirt and Vest till you complete Darshan). Dhoti is Mandatory. Advisable to wear Upper Cloth)
Female: Saree with blouse/ Punjabi Dress with Dupatta / Chudidhar with Dupatta/ Half Saree.

If the devotee is reaching on time then Upper Cloth and Blouse piece will be given to the devotees.

For the late reporting devotees, it can be collected while collecting Laddu Prasadam.

Kalyanotsavam Seva Starting Time: 12:00 pm

Kalyanotsavam Seva Timings: 12:00 pm – 12:53 pm

Mangalya Dharana will be performed at 12:38 pm

After Seva, the devotees are allowed in a queue line. Askhinthalu (Rice mixed with turmeric) and the priest will offer the blessings to the couples.

Senior Citizens who can sit on the floor can sit on the Pedestal available on the right and left side of the Mandapam.

The devotees are allowed to have Darshan and Darshan line starts near Dwajasthambham.

Tirupati Kalyanotsavam Instructions

1. Please report at the mentioned time.
2. Reporting after 11 am results in joining with Unjal Seva devotees Seva Line.
3. You are good to join even if it is 12:15 pm. Kalyanotsavam gates remain open till 12:45 pm.
4. Staff used to offer Akshinthalu seeking money at the end of the Seva. Don’t fall prey to them. As Akshinthalu is offered at free of cost after Seva.
5. The broadcasting delay is 5 secs so don’t plan your seating expecting TV telecast in the Mandapam.

Tirupati Kalyanotsavam Booking

1. Tickets can be booked in online 3 months in advance.
2. For Current booking, Tickets can be availed using recommendation letter.
3. 20 tickets are reserved for newly married couples. Tickets are issued on First Cum First Serve basis.
4. 80 tickets will be thru Lucky dip booking. Registration has to be done at CRO office between 11 am – 5 pm.
5. Every month on 1st Friday at 10:00 am, 14,000 to 15000 tickets will be released for online booking.
6. Only couples are allowed to participate in this Seva
7. Children under 12 years are allowed their parents with no extra charges.
8. Unmarried daughter under 18 years can participate in this Seva along with their parents on purchasing Rs.300 ticket at Supadam entrance.

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Kalyanotsavam Seva Tirumala marks the hour-long celestial wedding ritual performed according to Vaikasa Agama Sastra for the Utsava Murthis of the Lord along with His consorts Sri Devi and Bhu Devi in the Kalyana Mandapam. The priest conducts the marriage and an archaka is consecrated to perform other rituals on behalf of the bridegroom.

The idols of The Lord and His brides face each other with a screen in between them. After the priests perform appropriate homam, the bridegroom and the brides are allowed to see each other at the appropriate auspicious moment as the screen is removed. This is followed by Mangala sutra dharana, Tahlambralu and then Lord and his consorts are garlanded.

Description of Kalyanotsavam Seva

Agni Pratishta : Then follows Agni Pratista wherein the pious agni is lit and Prayaschitta homam is performed.

Vastra Samarpana : After the Agni Pratistha new set of silk vastrams were offered to deities. (The Lord and Goddesses will be seated separately on two different Asans as they are yet to tie the holy wedding knot)

Maha Sankalpam : Then the important phase of the ritual, Maha Sankalpam is performed where in the descendent of Tallapaka family (the family which dedicated their lives in the service of Lord Venkateswara since last 600 years) performed Kanyadanam on behalf of Goddesses.

Kanyadanam : In any Hindu Marriage, Kanyadanam occupies a prominent place. Here the Gotra Pravaras of Lord and His Consorts were recited by the priests

Bharadwaja Gotram – Lord Venkateswara

Bhargava Gotram     – Goddess Sri Devi

Kasyapa Gotram       – Goddess Bhu Devi

Mangalya Dharana Mahotsavam : The Divine Wedding Ceremony comes to a grand end with, Mangalya Dharana where the Lord Venkateswara tied the Holy Mangala Sutrams to His beloved Consorts.

Varana Mayiram : This is a prominent and most entertaining phase usually performed during South Indian Hindu Weddings. The Lord and His Consorts played with floral balls and coconuts facing each other. (Here the priests and Tallapaka descendent perform this ritual on behalf of the deities). After this the garlands of deities are also exchanged.

Aarti : After the conclusion of the pleasant “Love Game”, the Consorts are seated on either side of Lord, with Sridevi taking the Right side and Bhudevi occupying the left place of Maha Simhasanam. Now Karpoora Aarati, Nakshatra Aarati and Maha Aarti were rendered marking the grand ending of the Celestial Wedding Ceremony of Lord Malayappa Swamy with His two Consorts-Sri Devi and Bhu Devi.

History of Kalyanotsavam Seva in Tirumala

There are no inscriptions relating to Kalyanotsavam till 1546. It was first introduced by Talapakka Tirumalayyangar. At that time, Kalyanotsavam  was conducted in the Tirumamani Mandapam for five days in the month of Panguni.

Darshan Entrance After Kalyanotsavam in Tirumala 

Kalyanotsavam Seva ticket holders Queue line will be merged with other Paid Services Queue Line.

Kalyanotsavam Seva Ticket booking process

Kalyanotsavam Tickets can be obtained either online or through the current booking process at CRO Office Tirumala or by submitting a recommendation letter at J.E.O Camp Office Tirumala.

Dress Code for Kalyanotsavam

Please wear
Men: White Pancha, Dhoti.
Female: Saree with blouse/ Punjabi Dress with Dupatta / Chudidhar with Dupatta/ Half saree

Kalyanotsavam Online Quota release dates

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Reporting Time: 5:00 am

Online and TTD counter devotees will be around 80 members.
DD booking members will be another 20–30. The total comes to 120 devotees ( aapproximately

Seva Date: Tuesdays only.

Seva Duration: 30 minutes

Ticket CosRs. 1250250 per person.

Entry is for Single and Couples.

Arjitha Seva Dress Code
Male devotees to wear White Dhoti and Upper cloth. Men to remove shirt and Vest during the Seva. Female to wear Sarees.

Astadala Pada Padmaradhanamu Arjitha Seva details

Queue Line starts from 5 am onward. The Devotees are allowed to take a seat in Kalyanotsavam mandap for 10 – 15 mins.  ID details will be verified here. Shirt to be removed well before entering Kalyanotsavam Mantap. The upper cloth will be given to the male devotees.
After Verification, Devotees are allowed inside Garbha Griha to take a seat. Seating is allowed from 2nd door onward. Females have to be seated one side and Males on the other side. Once the devotees are seated in the Garbha Griha the curtain will be closed at the last door ie. at Jaya Vijaya Statues.  Golden Flowers will be placed at the holy feet of Lord Venkateswara while mantras are chanted in parallel.
Aarti will be offered twice during Pooja time.

At the end of the Seva, Devotees are allowed to have Darshan from the 1st door. Satagopam will be offered to each devotee.

Astadala Pada Padmaradhanamu Arjitha Seva Booking

1. Tickets can be booked in online thru Lucky Dip process.
2. A devotee can enrol for the Seva in online.
3. The lucky dip will be processed one week later at 12 pm.
4. Message thru SMS and E-mail will be sent to the devotee on success.
5. The payment link will be enabled for 1 week for online payment.
6. The devotee must carry Original Photo ID proof at the time of reporting.

Astadala Pada Padmaradhanamu Arjitha Seva Quota Dates

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Tirumala Tirupati Arjitha Seva Timings might change on festival days.

Arjitha Seva Tickets Booking

Seva tickets can be booked online. Internet quota will be released once in a month for booking. One can book 2 tickets using 1 login ID.

Dress Code
Men: White Pancha, Dhoti
Female: Saree with blouse/ Punjabi Dress with Dupatta / Chudidhar with Dupatta/ Half saree

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Timings: 3:00 am – 3:30 am

Time of Admission: 2:30 am

Reporting Venue: Vaikutam I entrance.

Numbers of Persons allowed: 1 per ticket. Even singles can perform this pooja. It is meant for all.

Ticket Booking procedure: Tickets should be booked a month in advance.

General Questions

1. Children should be above 3 years to participate in this Seva.
2. Children under 12 years don’t need Seva tickets. It is free entry.
3. Parents who are willing to carry their kids can do that, but they need to stand at the end to leave the place if the baby makes noise. He/She who is holding a baby will be allowed for Darshan at the end of Seva.
4. Dress Code, Men: White Pancha, Dhoti/ Kurta, Pyjama. Women: Saree with blouse/ Punjabi Dress with Dupatta / Chudidhar with Dupatta/ Half saree.
5. It is one ticket per person.
6. You need to carry ticket printout along with Photo ID proof to avail Darshan.

Suprabhata Seva Procedure

A descendant from Tallapaka Annacharya sings a few of the Sankeerthanas. Sri Venkateswara Swamy Suprabhata Seva consists of 4 phases with 70 Slokas in total.

1. Suprabhatham, waking the Lord from the sleep. Reciting 29 Slokas.
2. Stotra consisting of 11 Slokas, hymns of the Lord.
3. Prapatti (Surrender to the Lord) consisting of 16 stanzas
4. Mangalasnana, a prayer of the Lord’s glory, consisting of 14 stanzas.

The Suprabhatham will be sung before the Bangaru Vakili after which the Bhoga Srinivasa Murthy who was laid to bed in the Sayana Mantap will be shifted again to Garbha Griha. Later Navanitha Harathi will be offered to the Lord and a mixture of Cow’s milk, butter and sugar will be offered to the Lord. This Prasad will be later offered to the devotees.

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Seva Reporting Time: 6:30 A.M

Reporting Venue: VQC I

Ticket Cost: Rs. 600 per person

Prior to starting Homam, devotees need to perform Sankalpa (Wish for which you are performing this pooja)

Homam starts by 7:15 am and ends by 9:15 am.

Dress Code: Men must remove Shirt and Vest during Seva. Men can wear a Shirt and Vest after Seva.

Female: Saree with blouse/ Punjabi Dress with Dupatta / Chudidhar with Dupatta/ Half Saree

Visesha Pooja procedure in Tirumala

Every Monday after second bell the utsava vigraha is brought to the mantap for ‘Chaturdasa kalasa visesha pooja’ i.e. 14 kalasas. After seeking the permission of Sri Malayappa Swami, ankurarpana and punyaha vachanam is rendered by archakas. As Panchasukatas-Sri,Bhu, Nila, Purusha and Narayana Suktas are recited, Tirumanjanam is performed to the utsava murtis.

Seven vessels out of fourteen vessels will have gingerly oil, Milk, Curd, Ghee, Akshatas (holy grains of rice), Darbha and Panchagavya. The remaining seven vessels contain Sudhodaka(Pure Water).

Abhisheka Harati is offered to mark the culmination of the seva. Purnahuti is offered to herald the conclusion of the homa. Naivedya is offered to God. The arjita Seva ticket holders who took part in this seva are presented with vastra bahumanam (For men, it is Upper Cloth (Uttariyam),  1 Laddu, 1 Vada /  For Ladies it is 1 Blouse piece, 1 Laddu, 1  Vada)

Devotees Darshan

After Homam, devotees are allowed for Darshan. Visesha pooja tickets holders later mixed with running queue line near Dwajasthambham. From there, it takes 25 mins for Darshan.

Visesha Pooja Online Quota Release Dates

Visesha Pooja Photo-Gallery

From the Devotee Srinivasseri

@ All who have booked Vishesha pooja tickets, entrance will be through SUPATHAM.
Reporting time 6:30 am.
You are made to wait in waiting hall till Break Darshan Q line is over( 7.30 am)
then you are allowed. Puja takes place in the main temple were Kalyanotsavam is performed.
Puja starts at about 8 am and ends by 9:30 am or little later.
After the puja, you will be joining running Q line at DWAJASTHAMBAM.
You will be turned away at the very first door (Vakili) Jaya Vijaya, It will be MAHA LAGHU DARSHAN.

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Number of persons allowed per ticket: 2

Reporting time: 3 am

Reporting Venue: VQC I

Devotees should assembler in front of Parakamani which is North-West corner of the sanctum. Archaka will have a list of names and reads the list of Vastralankara Seva ticket holders by names. For the Vastram Alankara Seva two persons are allowed per ticket. Later Gruhasthas were given with empty silver vessels which are to be carried in procession around the sanctum as a mark of honour and the same was handed over near the sanctum.

Vastralankara Seva ticket holders to be seated right from the first door. Ladies were made to sit to the left side of Lord and gents to the right.

Vastralankara Seva Procedure

This is the most sanctifying ritual in the Agamas that is performed to the Moola Virat every Friday morning. Abhishekam was done first with milk which is brought from T.T.D Dairy, then with water, Chandam (Sandal paste), Turmeric, Kasturi, Civet-Oil and Paccha Karpuram ( Refined Camphor), to the accompaniment of Vedic hymns, Purusha Sukta and mantras.

The Lord was then dressed in a Pattu Pithambharam followed by Darshan. A packet of Kasturi Chandanam that was placed at the feet of Lord and Paccha Karpooram applied as Namam to Lord was given as Abhisheka Prasadam to the Gruhasthas.

Vastralankara Seva Current booking procedure

1) The high-level recommendation letter is required to obtain this Seva ticket.

2) One should Submit recommendation letter at J.E.O Camp Office by providing an active mobile number.

3) If the letter request is approved, then SMS will be delivered to the registered mobile number

4) Gruhasthas can collect tickets from MBC-34 by displaying SMS and ID card.

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Ticket Cost: Rs. 1250

Number of people allowed per ticket: 1

Reporting Time: 3:30 am

Reporting place: VQC I

Devotees should assemble in front of the Parakamani, and the names of the seva kartas of Vastralankara Seva, Udayasthamana Seva, and Poorabhishekam were called out respectively in date wise priority.

Poorabhishekam ticket holders are allowed to sit from the  Bangaru Vakili to the Garudalwar Shrine in Thirumamani Mantapam. Ladies should sit on the left side of Lord and gents to the right.

While performing Abhishekam the lights in the Sayana Mantapam, Ramar Madai, Snapana Mantapam and Tirumamani Mantapam will be turned off so that the Abhishekam is visible to all the devotees near the Garuda Shrine.

Poorabhishekam Procedure

The Holy body of the Idol including the face, is smeared with civet-oil and then the Tiruman-Kappu, the vertical whilte Vaishnavait mark in two thick patches, is performed with a fine dust of refined camphor. together with an intermediate black one of musk. Further, in the present-day vocabulary of the temple, punugukapu includes not only the civet-oil and camphor but also musk and saffron, the former being used for putting on the middle mark Kasturi-Tilakam on the forehead, and the latter for making up the sandal paste besides being one of the articles of perfumery for the abhishekam.

It is therefore probable that the two terms pulugu-kappu and punugu-kapu are mere variants and that the former comprised of the same four articles as the latter now does, namely punugu (civet) , paccha karpuram (refined camphor), kasturi (musk) and kumkumapuvvu or Kesari (saffron).

How to booking Poorabhishekam Tickets?

1) Under Current booking, Poorabhishekam tickets will be issued. Tickets can be  availed using high recommendation letters

2) Submitting a recommendation letter at J.E.O Camp Office

3) If letter is approved, SMS will be delivered to the registered mobile number

4) After receiving SMS, you are good to collect tickets at MBC 34 by displaying message and ID proofs.

Poorabhishekam Gallery

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