Tirupati, Nov 18 (PTI) The TTD Trust Board on Tuesday decided to scrap offline tokens for the forthcoming Vaikuntha Dwara Darshan in Tirupati temple from December 30 to January 8 and make it an online process completely.

The temple body’s decision comes in the wake of a stampede that claimed six lives and injured 40 others after devotees jostled for offline tickets during the festival last year.

The tragic event occurred at Bairagi Patteda near MGM School in Tirupati on January 8, 2024.

“Vaikuntha Dwara Darshan planned for eight lakh devotees during 10 days. Priority to common devotees. Out of 182 hours available for Vaikuntha Dwara Darshan, over 164 hours (will be) allotted to common devotees. No issuance of offline token," said an official press release from the temple body.

In order

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