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As many as 743 staff of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) including some priests of the Lord Venkateswara shrine at Tirumala have tested positive for COVID-19 and three have succumbed to the virus since June 11, a top TTD official said. Of the 743 infected, three employees succumbed to the dreaded contagion and about 402 personnel have recovered so far from infection while 338 people were undergoing treatment at different COVID care facilities, TTD Executive Officer Anil Kumar Singhal told reporters. The famous Lord Venkateswara temple in nearby Tirumala governed by the TTD had re-opened on June 11 for public after being closed for two and a half months owing to the coronavirus-induced lockdown, he said. Singhal denied reports in sections of the media and on social media that TTD had reopened the hill shrine after the coronavirus lockdown for the public with an intention to fill its coffers. He said the ancient temple was reopened on requests from devotees and entry was allowed by following strict COVID-19 measures. "Some media and social media are propagating that TTD is allowing darshanam of Lord Balaji for the sake of income. There is no truth at all in it. We have made arrangements for darshanam for 12,000 devotees per day, according to the guidelines of the central and state governments," said Executive Officer (EO) Anil Kumar Singhal while addressing the mediapersons. Singhal also denied allegations that 'darshanam' at Tirumala are the reasons for increasing COVID -19 cases at Tirupati.
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A file photo of the Tirumala Venkateswara temple in Andhra Pradesh.
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In 2017, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Lord Venkateswara temple.
In This Pic : Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams, Narendra Modi
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A file photo of the Tirumala Venkateswara temple in Andhra Pradesh.
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President of India Ramnath Kovind along with his family members, former CM of Andhra Pradesh N Chandrababu Naidu and TTD EO Anil Kumar Singhal at the Tirumala temple after offering prayers to Lord Venkateswara in Tirumala in the year 2017.
In This Pic : Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams, Ramnath Kovind, N Chandrababu Naidu, Anil Kumar Singhal
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