Galleries Almost Full Since Early Hours

The distribution of Annaprasadam activity to the devotees waiting in galleries since the wee hours of Friday to catch a glimpse of the evening Garuda Vahana Seva commenced sharp at 5am. There are over 200 galleries that could accommodate above 2lakh devotees in the East-West-North-South Mada streets with the shortest one being South and the lengthiest being North. 

Between 5am and 6am, milk and coffee have been distributed followed by Upma between 6.30am and 8am. Later at 9:30am till 11am, butter milk packets were distributed. At 10am, Sambar rice, tomato rice and sweet Pongal have been distributed to the waiting pilgrims in galleries. 

In the afternoon, from 12pm to almost 3pm, over two lakh Pulihora packets were distributed to the devotees while in the evening Sundal(chana), coffee and milk are again distributed. The distribution of Annaprasadam continued till evening 6pm in the North and East Mada Street before Swami Pushkarini as they house the last galleries, before the commencement of Garuda Vahanam at 7pm. In these galleries Vegetable Kichidi has been distributed at 6pm.

TTD Chairman Sri Bhumana Karunakara Reddy along with the TTD EO Sri AV Dharma Reddy inspected the galleries and interacted with the pilgrim devotees about the distribution of food and other amenities being provided to them. The devotees also expressed immense happiness at the volume of services provided by TTD.

SERVICES OF SEVAKS LAUDED

TTD Chairman and EO lauded the impeccable services of the Srivari Sevaks who have been rendering services to the devotees waiting in the four mada street galleries since early hours with dedication and devotion. Nearly 1500 Srivari Sevaks were pressed in service for food packing, food distribution in galleries and distribution of water to the Health department. 

OFFICERS APPRECIATED

They also appreciated the vigil by senior officers who were drafted to monitor the services in all the four mada streets under the direct supervision of TTD JEO Sri Veerabrahmam with the assistance by FACAO Sri Balaji, CEO SVBC Sri Shanmukh Kumar and CE Sri Nageswara Rao in the Mada streets.