TIRUPATI : As devotees have been barred from darshan of Lord Venkateswara in the Tirupati temple since March 20 due to the coronavirus pandemic, Sri Venkateswara temple authorities have now decided to sell 'Tirupati laddu Prasadam' or the sacred offering among devotees at 50% discount in Chennai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad and all district headquarters in Andhra Pradesh.
The 175 gram laddu, which is priced at ₹50 each, would be sold at subsidized price of ₹25 as a token of gift to the devotees in the COVID-19 lockdown period.
The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD), which manages the affairs of the world's richest Hindu temple, took the decision in view of the continuing uncertainty over resumption of darshan.