The newly opened Ram Mandir in Ayodhya may soon go the Tirupati way for queue management, with officials of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust making efforts to ensure smooth and hassle-free darshan (worship) for devotees in the days to come.
In February, a team of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), which manages the famous Tirupati temple in Andhra Pradesh, had showcased queue management solutions to the Ram Mandir authorities in Ayodhya. The TTD team had visited Ayodhya at the invitation of the Ram Mandir trust to demonstrate how to manage multitudes of pilgrims who throng the temple on a daily basis.
TTD is the official custodian of Sri Venkateswara temple in Tirupati, which has decades of experience in successfully managing thousands of visitors every day.
“Our trust is making spontaneous efforts in improving its crowd management system. In this regard, it is exploring the best possible crowd management system and seeking the expertise of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), the custodians of Venkateswara Swamy temple, is part of the entire crowd management exercise,” said Anil Mishra, a senior member of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust.
Officials with the trust said the recommendations of the TTD are likely to be replicated at Ayodhya’s Ram Temple.
In February, the TTD delegation, led by executive officer V Dharma Reddy, had visited the Ram Temple and conducted queue management lessons for the Ram Temple trust members. The TTD officials also held a high-level meeting on the regulation of devotees’ influx and the management of queue lines. In addition, the delegation also gave a presentation on best crowd management practices implemented at the iconic Tirupati temple, which attracts nearly 3 crore devotees annually from across the globe.
Officials with the Ram Temple trust said they found TTD’s suggestions worth implementing to ensure better experience for devotees. “The Shirdi Sansthan in Maharashtra, Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu, Kashi Vishwanath Trust in Varanasi are some of the trusts that have sought expertise of the TTD so far,” an official with the Ram Temple trust said.
Gaps in crowd management at the Ram Temple had come to the fore soon after the Pran Pratishtha or consecration ceremony held on January 22, 2024 when the gates of the temple were opened for the public. On day one of the public darshan, thousands of devotees from neighbouring districts like Barabanki, Gonda, Gorakhpur, Lucknow, Unnao and Kannauj thronged the temple, leading to a chaotic situation.
However, after the intervention of UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, who appealed to devotees to cooperate, the situation was brought under control. Adityanath had also carried out an aerial survey, directed immediate changes in the existing crowd management plan and instructed officials to chalk out ways to better manage long queues.
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