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Corona Virus (COVID 19) Update Tirumala

Shiva Venkateswara Mar 10, 2020 Updated Apr 21, 2026 2 min read

Corona Virus (COVID 19) Update Tirumala

Latest Update As of 23 April 2020

Due to Outbreak of COVID 19, No pilgrims are allowed to visit the temple. All the pilgrims will not be allowed beyond Alipiri as the temple is in complete lockdown. However, the temple is not shutdown, everyday rituals are performed normally to the lord with only essential workers, priests and employees who are required for normal operations. It is instructed to pilgrims not to visit the temple until further orders.

With the whole world seeing the victims of the Corona virus, the Tirumala temple is nowhere an exception. The temple of Tirumala has been already witnessing a huge drop in the pilgrim’s count from the past few days. The fear of Corona virus in the southern states has impacted the temple a lot. This drop in the number of pilgrims per day seems to continue until the corona virus gets contained and there is a drop in the number of infections throughout the world.

Tirumala TTD administration Fighting on Corona Virus

  • The TTD Tirumala administration has already requested to reschedule the visits of the pilgrims to any future dates due to the impact of corona.
  • However, TTD has taken preventive measures to make sure the pilgrims who visit the temple don’t get affected the virus.
  • TTD is planning to get Thermal Scanners to scan all the pilgrims who visit the temple for a check of temperature before the visit itself.
  • Also, TTD is requesting pilgrims to carry sanitizers and also carry masks to protect themselves from those might have been infected with the corona virus.
  • However, the Tirupati and Tirumala have not witnessed any positive corona cases till now. But it is suggested for the pilgrims to be in their precautionary steps to make sure they stay away from the corona infection.
  • TTD has employed medical staff at different places in the Tirumala and Tirupati to ensure the pilgrims are being monitored for the infection of the virus.
  • But however, it is suggested for the pilgrims to stay away from crowds due to the huge spreading capacity of the virus from other pilgrims.

Last reviewed: April 21, 2026

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Shiva Venkateswara is the founding editor of Tirumala Tirupati Online. With over 8 years of dedicated coverage of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) and the Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple, he has personally completed pilgrimages to Tirumala 50+ times, walking the Alipiri and Srivari Mettu footpaths, observing every major arjitha seva, and touring every guest house, mutt, and accommodation block in both Tirumala and Tirupati. His on-the-ground reporting drives the site's day-by-day darshan-status updates, room-availability charts, and festival schedules.His coverage spans TTD darshan procedures (Sarva Darshan, โ‚น300 Special Entry, SSD tokens, Srivani Trust, Divya Darshan, Supatham VIP), accommodation booking (online quota, CRO walk-ins, all major mutts and choultries), sevas (Arjitha, Daily, Weekly), and broader South Indian temple traditions including Srikalahasti, Bhadrachalam, Tiruchanur, Kanchipuram, Madurai, and the Char Dham circuit. He has interviewed senior TTD staff, peetadhipathis, and tour operators to verify the booking processes, timings, and pricing documented on the site.He launched Tirumala Tirupati Online on August 15, 2017 with the goal of giving Indian and NRI devotees a single trusted source for darshan information that previously lived only in Telugu pamphlets, regional newspapers, and word-of-mouth. The site now publishes daily updates across 2,900+ guides reaching pilgrims in English, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Hindi.Editorial standards: every booking process, timing, and price published on the site is cross-verified against the official TTD portal (tirupatibalaji.ap.gov.in) and TTD-issued circulars before publication. Reader-reported errors are corrected within 24 hours. The site does not accept paid placements for booking-related content; AdSense advertising is disclosed per Google policy. Affiliate links use rel="sponsored noopener".Contact: editor@tirumalatirupationline.com. Connect on X (Twitter) @tirumalatirupati and Facebook @tirumalatirupationline.

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