Six people died in a stampede at a temple in Tirupati.

Tirupati was filled with sorrow and shock as news broke out of a stampede at three locations during the sale of Tirumala temple darshan tickets on Wednesday night. This unfortunate incident took the lives of many devotees and left others injured. It all happened at the places where Vaikunta Dwara Darshan tickets were being issued for the next day.
Scores of devotees had flocked to these places, eagerly waiting to get their hands on the special darshan tickets. The sheer number of people caused chaos and led to the stampede that claimed the lives of six devotees, including three women and one from Tamil Nadu. Several others also fainted and were quickly taken to Ruia Hospital for medical attention.
The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD), which oversees the management of the famous Tirumala temple, had earlier announced that special darshan tickets would be available at 94 counters across nine locations in Tirupati from 5am on Thursday. However, devotees had already started gathering since Wednesday morning, resulting in a rush at the counters when they opened. In the chaos, people pushed and shoved each other, causing the stampede at Srinivasam, Bairagipatteda, and Satyanarayanapuram.
The police and TTD officials immediately sprung into action and initiated rescue and relief operations. It was reported that the TTD was planning to issue 1.20 lakh tokens on Thursday morning for Vaikunta Dwara Darshan on January 10, 11, and 12. The Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, N Chandrababu Naidu, expressed his shock and grief over the tragedy and stated that he was in constant touch with officials to ensure the best treatment for the injured.
Mr. Naidu also directed senior officials to visit the scene and oversee relief operations. He was closely monitoring the situation along with district officials and TTD authorities. YSR Congress Party President and former Chief Minister, YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, also expressed his condolences for the four devotees who lost their lives in the stampede. This unfortunate incident has left the entire state in mourning and calls for better crowd management measures to be put in place for such events in the future.

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