Other facilities that will help you when you are in Tirumala:

Information Kiosks  Marriage Halls Prasadam Sale of Dollars  Sale of Publications Purohit Sangham Ear Boring Acharies Sangham Security Kalyana Mandapams

Touch-screen Information Kiosk

A touch-screen information kiosk has been set up in the Vaikuntam Queue Complex to provide devotees with quick access to comprehensive information about darshan, sevas, ticket availability status, package tours, transportation and the like.

The kiosk was inaugurated by a devotee on 26 March, 2001 - the Telugu New Year's Day of Ugadi.

Marriage Halls

• There are four large marriage halls with modern cooking facilities at Srinivasa Kalyana Mandapam, Tiruchanoor Road, Tirupati with reasonable service charges. (Charges are on a 24-hour basis, from 1500 hrs onwards.)
• Three other marriage halls at Padmavathi Kalyana Mandapam opposite the Srinivasa Kalyana Mandapams, provide the same facilities.

Sale of Temple Prasadam

After darshan, a small quantity of prasadam is distributed free of cost to each pilgrim .

Panyarams are sold on all days, at the counters outside the temple. Tokens for buying panyarams can be obtained at the bank counter located along the queue.

Note: Genuine TTD prasadam is sold only at these counters.

Cost of Prasadam

Prasadam	Cost (INR)
Laddu	5.00
Vada	4.00
Anna Prasadam	Cost (INR)
Dadhyodanam	100.00
Pulihora	200.00
Pongal	225.00
Chakkera Pongal	250.00
Sakarabath	250.00
Payasam	225.00
Seera	450.00

Sale of Gold and Silver Dollars

Gold and silver dollars with the images of Lord Venkateswara and Goddess Padmavathi are sold at TTD Counters, both inside the temple (near the vimana of the Lord) and outside (at the TTD Administrative Building, Tirupati).

Sale of Publications

All religious books published by TTD are sold at:

• Its Publications Stalls at the APSRTC Bus Stand inTirumala
• Near Sri Govindarajaswamy temple, in Tirupati
• Railway station in Tirupati
  

Purohit Sangham

TTD has organised a Purohit Sangham to help pilgrims conduct Vedic rituals like sankalpam, namakarana, chaulam, upanayanam, kalyanam and pinda prasadam at Tirumala. The Sangham has learned and experienced purohits. Fees for such services are fixed by TTD. The Sangham is located in the thousand-pillar mandapam.

You can approach the Purohit Sangham through TTD's enquiry counters at the Central Reception Office, Vaikuntam Queue Complex and opposite the Sri Venkateswara temple. There are 84 purohits at the Purohit Sangham, Tirumala who perform the following functions and pujas for visiting pilgrims:

Sl.no	Function	Charges in Rs.
1.	Brahmin & Vysya Marriages	100.00
2.	Brahmin & Vysya Upanayanams	80.00
3.	Other Marriages	70.00
4.	Sathyanayana Vratham	30.00
5.	Other pujas	20.00
6.	Sankalpam	1.00
7.	Shodasa Mahadanam	26.00
8.	Dashadanam	20.00
9.	Navagrahadanam	16.00
10.	Hiranyadanam	10.00
11.	Annadanam	6.00
12.	Suvasini Brahmana Bhojana Danam	58.00

Ear Boring Acharies Sangham

There are 16 ear-boring acharies who work at the Ear Boring Acharies Sangham, situated in the thousand-pillar mandapam in Tirumala.

Sl.no	Service	Charges per head in Rs.
1.	At the thousand pillar mandapam	10.00
2.	At the cottages or guesthouses in Tirumala.	15.00

Security

TTD provides round-the-clock security at all guest houses in Tirumala, along the footpaths, and at other important places both within and outside the main temple.

The security is strengthened during festivals.

There are three toll gates operated by TTD - one at Alipiri while going to Tirumala ,the second at Garudadri Nagar Cottages while descending from Tirumala and the third one on the way to Papavinasanam.

TTD Information Centres and Kalyana Mandapams

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