TTD resolves to ensure maximum darshan access to common pilgrims for Vaikuntha Ekadasi

In a landmark decision, the TTD Trust Board has resolved to allocate a staggering 164 hours of the full 182 darshan hours during the 10-day Vaikuntha Ekadasi festival play for the payment of the mean pilgrims.

The board’s decision, taken astatine a high-level gathering connected Tuesday nether the chairmanship of B.R. Naidu, would reshape the darshan play opening December 30 and lasting till January 8.

The committee had resolved to contented lone Slotted Sarva Darshan (SSD) tokens to the devotees connected the archetypal 3 days, i.e. December 30 and 31, 2025, and January 1, 2026. There would beryllium nary issuance of ₹300 Special Entry Darshan (SED) and SRIVANI tokens connected these days.

Devotees desirous of having darshan connected the archetypal 3 days could registry their names online successful English, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil and Kannada languages connected the TTDs website, mobile app, and WhatsApp from November 27 to December 1.

Electronic dip

An ‘electronic dip’ would beryllium organised connected December 2, and those who get selected would beryllium sent an intimation regarding the darshan. Devotees with valid darshan tickets unsocial would beryllium allowed to centrifugal up to the municipality connected the archetypal 3 days — a determination aimed astatine controlling overwhelming crowds portion preserving devotional order.

All ‘arjita sevas’ and peculiar paid darshans basal cancelled for the 10 days to guarantee maximum darshan entree to the visiting devotees.

In all, the TTD resolved to supply astir 8 lakh darshan tokens for the festival period, of which 70,000, 75,000 and 68,000 tokens would beryllium allocated exclusively for the archetypal 3 days.

From January 2 to 8, 2026, astir 15,000 tickets of ₹300 SED and 1,000 SRIVANI tickets would beryllium made disposable connected line, connected a par with regular procedure.

The section devotees would beryllium earmarked 5,000 tickets a time from January 6 to 8 connected archetypal come, archetypal served basis. There would beryllium nary peculiar privileges extended to the Govinda Mala devotees.