Tirumala JEO Sreenivasa Raju reviews Tumburu theertham arrangements

TIRUPATI: Tirumala JEO K.S. Sreenivasa Raju has reviewed the arrangements to be made for the upcoming torrent festival-Tumburu Teertha Mukkoti which is conducted on March 31 this year. The review meeting with various departmental heads was held at Annamaiah Bhavan in Tirumala on Saturday. The JEO instructed the engineering, forest, vigilance, annaprasadam and health departments on the measures and arrangements to be made for the religious event.

The JEO said, though the fete is not directly related to Tirumala temple,  Tumburu Teertham is considered to be one of the most important torrents among the Saptha Teerthas present in the lush green forests of Seshachalam ranges in Tirumala.

TTD has been making elaborate arrangements for the festival keeping in view the increasing rush. “This is located about 9 km from Tirumala temple. As this coincides on Phalguna Purnima day, the inflow of pilgrims has increased over the past few years. So, we are paying extra attention to make the event smooth, especially after the 2014 forest fire mishap. Though the festival is on March 31, devotees throng Tumburu Teertham a day before itself. So all departments should be attentive,” the JEO informed.

The JEO has clearly instructed that no devotee should cook their own food. “The food arrangements will be made by the Annaprasadam wing of TTD alone and outsiders will not be permitted. The forest and police officers should thoroughly check Mamandur, Karakambadi, Balapalli roads as devotees throng Tumburu teertham via these routes,” he added. The JEO has also instructed the vigilance wing officials to deploy additional men at different points all through the route from Papavinasanam to Tumburu Teertham and instructed that they negotiate with the Tirumala police on security arrangements.