The Tirupati Balaji Temple in Andhra Pradesh’s Tirumala is one of the most visited pilgrim destinations in the country. It is amongst the busiest pilgrim sites with more than 60,000 to 80,000 pilgrims that visit the Sri Venkateswara Temple on a normal day to seek the blessings of Lord Venkateshwara. 

Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) temple has limited the number of people per day for darshan. In July last year, persons aged above 65 years, with comorbidities, children below 10 years and pregnant women were asked to remain at home, according to the government protocols.

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Later, it was announced that from March 21, everyone could do darshan but they would have to follow the guidelines by the government and the temple administration seriously. The temple authorities have said that random COVID-19 screening is being carried out. Social distancing and wearing masks is compulsory at all times inside the premises of the temple.

Here’s how you can book Tirumala darshan tickets online:

1. Visit the TTD official website, tirumala.org

2. Go on the online booking option on home page.

3. For online booking, you need to sign up with your email and create an account. 

4. After creating, you can Log-in from the homepage with your login credentials.

5. Select e-entry darshan, one you log in.

6. Mention the details of the visit asked for and who are the others who will accompany you.

7. Select the date and check the costs against all the time slots and select one slot and continue.

8. Enter the details of people who will come with you, enter the real ID’s of people coming along. 

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Once the process is done, click on the payment option and pay the money as per a convenient mode. After the payment is done successfully, you will receive the tickets. Download the PDF and keep it for further use.

After it is done, click on the payment option and pay the money online as per your convenient mode. On successful payment, you will receive your tickets. You can download the PDF and keep it for future reference.