Highlights of Brahmotsavams-2017

Srivari Temple

·        6,21,705 No of pilgrims had darshan of Lord Venkateswara

·        7.5 lakh laddus in daily buffer stock

·        26,55,080 Nos.laddus sold

·        Hundi collections stood at Rs.18,70,29,000

·        Foresight, advance preparedness for crowds, rooms and laddus with IT initiatives paid off good dividends.

·        Crucial event of Brahmotsavam Garuda Vahanam passed through smoothly.

·        Reduction of Rs.300 Special darshan tickets and Divya darshan tokens helped.

·        VIP break darshan slashed to just  protocol list

·        Separate In and out gateways at Vendi Vakili eased devotee movement.

·        Rs.8.36 crore special haram  for Sahasranama Kasula Haram

 

Transport

·        Elaborate arrangements for 7000 four wheeler parking at Tirumala.

·        Additional parking for 2500 vehicles kept as contingency at Devlok near Alipiri.

·        RTC buses did 4200 trips  per day

·        Major feat of evacuating two lakh people in hours with 550 buses kept ready on Garuda seva day.

·        Eight auto clinics geared for traffic movements on ghat roads.

·        0% accident and breakdown recorded

·        12 free buses operated in Tirumala on 24x7 basis; About 300 trips ferrying almost 80,000 persons daily.

 

 

Tonsuring

·        24 hour tonsuring facility at all Kalyana kattas

·        3,06,271 devotees offered their hair in eight days of Brahmotsavams.

·        1400 barbers including 250 women barbers served on shift basis.

Maha Exhibition

·        Photo exhibition with Past and Present pictures of Tirumala by PR department.

·        Saikat Art (sand art) and antique Coin exhibition

·        Display of paintings and drawings by students of SV Deaf and Dumb students

·        Garden department put up mythological episodes with green plants, flowers and fruits in a tasteful manner

·        Display by Museum, Ayurveda, Forests etc. was a major hit.

Reception

·        Record number of 4000 rooms per day kept available for occupation on first come first serve basis.

·        IT initiatives of allotment and vacancy display board paid off.

·        Room occupancy ratio recorded 94%

SVBC

·        Deployed 3 more Jimmy Jibs, 13 HD cameras and special guns to enhance the live coverage of the Garuda Vahanam.

·        Giving quality feed to all regional and national channels.

·        Introduced commentaries in Hindi,Telugu,Kannada and Tamil in the Vahana sevas

·        Giving updates in a capsule on social media- Twitter, YouTube and Facebook.

 

 

Vigilance:

·        Tech driven surveillance with gadgets- body cameras, CC cameras (640).

·        FINS app to identify trouble makers.

·        2 lakh Child tags to keep track of children during rush hours.

·        Command Control Centre with HD camera surveillance.

·         Bandobust with 2000 vigilance staff,1000  Scouts and Guides, 5400 police men

·        Close co-ordination maintained with the Police Department and all the Security arrangements for all Vahana Sevas, Rathotsavams and Chakrasnanam were completed successfully, without any untoward incident.

Srivari Sevakulu

·        4000 Srivari Sevakulu for Brahmotsavams duty

·        Special duties at Srivari Temple, Anna Prasadam, Health, Parakamani and Laddu counters.

·        Srivari Sevakulu rendered services in over 60 locations belonging to 12 wings.

Sales Wing of Publications

·        The Honourable Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Sri N Chandrababu Naidu unveiled TTD Calendar and Diary for the year 2018

·        20 lakhs 12-sheet calendar, 12 lakh diaries including (9lakh big and 3lakh small), 17 lakhs In-house calendar including Srivari (big), Ammavari(big), Srivari – Ammavari(small), Panchangam calendars.

·        These calendars and diaries are now available for sales in Tirumala and Tirupati

·        Twenty Two (22) publications penned by renowned scholars were released during annual brahmotsavams

 

Cultural activities

·        1500 artists perform cultural activities at Tirumala, Tirupati and also Four Mada streets.

·        Organised by artists of HDPP, Dasa Sahitya ,Annamacharya Project, SV Music and Dance college.

·        Feast of Bhakti music, Harikathas, Folk arts, Tappeta  gullu, Classical dances, Nama Sankeernas, Annamacharya Sankeertans .

·        Special performances in front of Vahanams on Mada streets.

·        Programs at Nada Niranjanam, Asthana Mandapam in Tirumala and Mahati, Annamacharya Kala mandir and Ramakrishna Pushkarini at Tirupati

·        Special performance by national award winning artists, Drum beaters from Pune, Garba dancers from Bangalore, Artists playing episodes from Mythology at Mada streets.

Anna Prasadam

·        Tiffin and meals served to pilgrims on four Mada street galleries and Vaikuntham queue complex from 12.00 noon to late evenings on Garuda seva day.

·        Meals milk, coffee, tea and snacks served to devotees on galleries.

·        Annaprasadam complex served devotees till1.30 AM on Garuda seva day.

·        Srivari Sevakulu also served at all Food counters and Annaprasadam complex.

Engineering Department

·        Spacious galleries created for benefit of devotees at Four Mada streets to facilitate 1.80 lakh pilgrims.

·        Signage, Information boards, Flexi and maps  for guidance of pilgrims

·        One crore  liters of filtered water for Swami Pushkarini

·        About 252 drinking water taps were arranged in four mada streets

Water Works

·        Total Water consumption for eight days 289.27 Lakh Gallons

·        RO water plants at different areas for the sake of pilgrims

 

Electrical Department

 

·        More than 44 electrical theme illuminations all around Tirumala

·        56,000 LED bulbs used for making all illuminations and 250 persons worked for two months.

·        60% of illuminations done with LED bulbs.

·        30 Nos. of various size LED screens  for live Telecast program

Radio and Broadcasting

·        Installed 19 huge LED screens on Mada streets and 11 outside Mada Street in Tirumala which facilitated devotees who could not make into galleries to watch Vahana sevas especially on Garuda Seva Day.

·        24x7 broadcasting of announcements, Bhakti Sankeertan and Venkateswara mantras.

·        Unique devotee service on missing persons in all south Indian languages and Hindi.

 

IT Wing

·        Well organized net connectivity which ensured incident-free services to pilgrims in all departments

·        Launch of Telugu Version of TTD website

·        Three-day, Four-day online Srivari Seva introduced on Garuda Seva Day on September 27