In an attempt to meet the ever-growing requirements of the devotees visiting the Lord Venkateswara temple, the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) has laid its focus on augmenting the accommodation facilities in the temple town.
There are more than 7,500 cottages and guest houses available in Tirumala, sufficient enough to accommodate around 35,000 pilgrims a day. However, the available facilities have become inadequate owing to the steep increase in the average turnout of 75,000 pilgrims a day.
Now, the TTD is toying with the idea of demolishing massive choultries built some 60 to 70 years ago and build new structures equipped with modern facilities.
