Tirupati: Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) on Saturday clarified that there was no change in special entry darshan tickets and laddu rates and urged devotees not to believe in fake news being circulated on various social media platforms.
While confirming that there is no change in the price of Rs.300 special entry darshan tickets and Rs.50 laddu prasadam of Tirumala Sri Venkateswara Swamy temple, the TTD urged devotees not to believe in fake news on social media platforms.
In a clarification to fake news which is circulated on a few WhatsApp groups, with phone numbers of certain people that a devotee can get Rs. 300 special entry darshan tickets at high prices for darshan in Tirumala.
The TTD requested devotees to book tickets only through its official website: https://ttdevasthanams.ap.gov.in. It also said some tickets have also been allotted to Tourism departments of various States. Devotees, who want to visit Tirumala through the tourism department, have an opportunity to get darshan package tickets directly through the State tourism website instead of approaching middlemen or brokers.
It has come to the notice of the TTD vigilance wing that some brokers were charging huge amounts from innocent people for booking tickets through the tourism website. The TTD warns of stringent action against such brokers, who dupe innocent devotees and also appeal to devotees to book through the official websites of TTD and tourism department of the State concerned only.
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