TIRUMALA TIRUPATI DEVASTHANAMS [TTD]

Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams [TTD]

Brahmostavam at Kalyana Venkateswara Swamy temple

Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams [TTD] is an independent trust which administers the Tirumala Venkateswara Temple at Tirumala in Andhra Pradesh. It was established in 1932 as a result of the TTD Act of 1932. Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams(TTD) is a debut Hindu religious organization acting as the conservator of world prominent temple of Lord Venkateswara Swamy or Lord Balaji. The abode of Lord Venkateswara, is visited by millions of passionate devotees every year. TTD provides disparate amenities for pilgrims to Tirumala and Tirupati. Seva and Darshan prasad or prasadam (religious offering food substance considered as god's blessing residing within it) are distributed here. Vada and Laddu (small and Big) are sold. All rice varieties and Dosa are distributed. Donations given by devotees equal nearly 130 million every month.

Lord Srinivasa

TTD has package tours to holy temples and religious sites from Tirumala and Tirupati to nearby places. TTD has free and paid accommodation in Tirumala and Tirupati. It supply free meals, even though donors can make a benefaction. The refectory has a capacity to feed 20,000 devotees a day. It is also giving free mineral water through pipe lines and the use of plastic bottles is prohibited.

Tirupathi Balaji Laddu maha prasadam

TTD Vada Prasadam

The Hindu Dharma Pratisthanam[HDPP] originally established in the year 1969 with an intent to disseminate and elevate Hindu Dharma all over the country and then it is renamed as Hindu Dharma Prachara Parishad(HDPP) in the year 2007. It maintains two Veda Patasalas, one at Dharmagiri in Tirumala and the other at Keesaragutta at Ranga Reddy district, Telangana.

 Vrushabadri Hill in Tirumala 

TTD is also involved in various social, religious, literary and educational activities within Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh and India. It runs the colleges in Tirupati, India's capital and around Andhra Pradesh named, Sri Venkateswara Professional Colleges, Sri Venkateswara Oriental Colleges, Sri Venkateswara Degree Colleges, Sri Venkateswara Junior Colleges, Sri Venkateswara High Schools, Sri Venkateswara Elementary Schools and Sri Venkateswara Central Library and Research Centre (SVCLRC).

Kalyana Katta at TTD

The trust superintend the working and finances of the wealthy and the most visited religious center in the globe. TTD employs about 16,000 people to maintain the 12 temples and sub-shrines under its control along with the execution of its social activities. TTD has organized for buses between Tirumala and Tirupati with a frequency of every 2 minutes.