Pilgrim flow up 7.5% to over 60,000 at Tirumala despite Coronavirus threat

Tirupati Tirumala Devasthanam (TTD) appeals to NRIs and foreigners to postpone visit to Tirumala for 28 days from the day they entered India

While the threat of coronavirus has kept people across the country away from crowded places, one location where the numbers is increasing every day is the Balaji Temple at Tirumala, Andhra Pradesh. Tirupati Tirumala Devasthanam (TTD) has appealed to NRIs and foreigners to postpone their pilgrimage to Tirumala for 28 days from the day they entered India.

The number of pilgrims visiting the shrine at Tirumala hill rose by 7.5 per cent to over 61,652 on March 12 from 57,352 on March 11. Meanwhile TTD, which manages the temple, is taking measurers to check the impact of coronavirus.

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