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Devotees from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana unneurotic secured a sizeable stock of the much-sought-after darshan tokens for worshipping Lord Venkateswara astatine Tirumala connected Vaikuntha Ekadasi connected December 30.
For the archetypal time, the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams introduced the e-dip random allotment strategy for the auspicious occasion. The exertion enabled process facilitates beforehand allotment of darshan slots and ensures implicit transparency, arsenic the allocation is decided wholly by the system.
Of the 11,53,689 devotees who registered from Andhra Pradesh, 92,221 secured tokens. Similarly, 49,127 retired of 6,07,995 applicants from Telangana were successful. A akin inclination was seen successful different States, with Karnataka signaling 2,95,703 registrations and 23,729 allotments, Tamil Nadu 2,39,335 registrations and 18,838 allotments, Maharashtra 50,344 registrations and 4,032 allotments, Kerala 3,805 registrations and 308 allotments, Odisha 3,379 registrations and 212 allotments, and Gujarat 1,575 registrations and 131 allotments.
The higher fig of registrations from the Telugu States has been attributed to greater consciousness among devotees astir the caller system, peculiarly those who regularly travel the TTD website and the Sri Venkateswara Bhakti Channel.
The statistic person assumed value amid allegations that a disproportionate stock of tokens had gone to different States, leaving less for section devotees. “On an average, astir 8 to 12% of registered applicants are allotted tokens. The process is wholly strategy driven, leaving nary scope for quality intervention,” a elder TTD authoritative told The Hindu.
Although pilgrim footfalls from Tamil Nadu and Karnataka are mostly precocious connected Vaikuntha Ekadasi, the comparatively debased fig of registrations from these States points to either constricted consciousness of the caller strategy oregon a penchant for locomotion successful darshan connected the auspicious day, the authoritative said.
Even applicants from distant regions recovered occurrence done the system, with 8 of the 114 registered devotees from overseas countries, 8 retired of 31 from the North Eastern States, and 2 of 23 from Jammu and Kashmir securing tokens. However, TTD officials said immoderate of these devotees whitethorn yet driblet retired owed to logistical and operational constraints.
