30 January 2015 Tirumala: Mr. K.S.Sreenivasa Raju Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam Joint Executive Officer on friday said Two more Laddus Prasadam will be given to the Srivari devotees in the sarva darshanam queue lines of Vaikuntam Queue complex. Pilgrims to tirumala will get additional two more laddus apart from the present two laddus which are given to the devotees in the Q lines. So now pilgrims will get four laddus in total.
In a press release Mr. K.S.Sreenivasa Raju stated that TTD is already issuing two laddus at a subsidized cost of Rs 10 per laddu. Henceforth two extra laddus tokens at a cost of Rs.25 per laddu will probably be given and common pilgrims. So pilgrims can buy the extra laddus on the Laddu distribution centre outside the temple.
Mr. K.S.Sreenivasa Raju appealed to devotees that they need to benefit from all of the amenities and initiatives taken up by the TTD for offering them the holy Laddu prasadam.
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In a separate statement the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanamas we speak clarified that there were no restrictions with regard to buy of Srivari Laddu Prasadam.
Responding to a information paper report that the TTD officers had determined to undertake a rationing course of for grant of Laddu prasadam to TTD workers, the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam stated such a report was baseless and that no such restriction has been imposed in respect of workers.