NCC TIRUPATI
Do’s
- Worship your lshta Devatha or Kula Daivam before you start for Tirumala.
- Bathe in the temple Pushkarini (tank) and worship Lord Varaha Swamy before you go to worship Lord Venkateswara.
- Concentrate on Lord Venkateswara while you are inside the temple.
- Observe absolute silence and chant the mantra ‘Om Sri Venkatesaya Namah’, inside the temple.
- Bathe in the Papavinasanam and Akasa Ganga Tirthams also when you at Tirumala.
- Respect ancient customs and usages while at Tirumala and promote religious sentiments among co-pilgrims
- Deposit your offerings in the Hundi only
- Keep Tirumala Clean and use Bio-degradable plastics.
Don’ts
- Don’t wear foot wear in the four mada streets.
- Don’t carry jewellery or cash with you,
- Don’t come to Tirumala for any purpose other than worshiping the Lord.
- Don’t rush in for Darshan but take your chance in the queue.
- Don’t enter the temple, if, according to custom or usage, you are prohibited to enter.
- Don’t wear flowers at Tirumala, all flowers are for the Lord only.
- Don’t waste water and electricity.
- Don’t allow strangers into the cottages and hand over keys to them.
- Don’t use non-degradable plastics.
Prohibited
- Smoking, non-vegetarian food, liquor or other intoxicants.
- Non Degradable Plastic
- Approaching of touts for accommodation, darshan and prasadam.
- Spurious prasadams from street vendors.
- Beggary.
- Spit or commit nuisance in the premises of the temple.
- Preaching and Practice of other religion.
- Political meetings, banners, dharnas, rastarokos, hartals.
- Slaughter, killing, maiming any animal I bird for any reason
- Gaming with cards, dice, counts, money or other instruments of gaming.