Sustaining sanctity of Tirumala calls for urgent initiatives

Of several recommendations that I gave fifteen years ago, I recall a few which are even more relevant today. As a part of strategy, the TTD should have a standing task force of experts from multi disciplines not only for an environmental impact assessment of the Hill but to indicate ways of coping with the core of the mission centred around the sanctity and divinity of The Lord. For example can the temples that TTD intends to set up now {500?} with the aura be established at different locations in the country like the one proposed in J &K should ease the rush of pilgrims to the seven Hills without compromising individual satisfaction levels of a Darshan of the divine and receiving the Blessings of the Lord. “China Tirupati” (small Tirupati) near Eluru, some 300 km away from the Hill, is a good example for decades in catering the conveniences of many pilgrims. Chilukur Balaji temple in the outskirts of Hyderabad is another example. Visitors to these temples derive similar satisfaction as visiting the Seven Hills or as the next best.