TIRUPATI: In a move that will bring relief to the pilgrims, The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) is planning to devise ways for quicker ‘darshan’ of the Lord.
Delivering a lecture on ‘Operational Research in Temple Management’ on the third day of an international conference at Sri Venkateswara University (SVU) here on Wednesday, TTD executive officer MG Gopal said due to the great efforts of the workforce in various departments especially the Statistics Department, the TTD administration was able to provide better facilities to pilgrims. “We have overcome several difficulties in providing the ‘darshan’ of Lord Venkateswara to thousands of pilgrims coming from various parts of the country,’’ he added.
Stating that TTD was going to bring about some changes on prediction of exact ‘darshan’ timing, he said that a devotee coming on foot would be informed about the the entry and exit timings. “After finishing all his or her works -- like tonsuring, parking or check-ins -- one would be given a particular time slot/period for ‘darshan’,’’ he said.
Murthy Remilla, a scientist at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), said TTD was at the end of ‘predictive analysis’ and will be soon get into ‘prescriptive analysis’. “From descriptive to predictive analysis, before, it was a very long journey for the TTD administration which has been facing new challenges. It has been trying to provide satisfactory ‘darshan’ for pilgrims by constantly upgrading its strategies,’’ he said. Keeping in view the future problems in terms of facilities, again the administration was looking for innovative ideas, he added.
Prof K Srinivas Rao, Department of Statistics, Andhra University, said that apart from providing better facilities, the psychological satisfaction of the pilgrim was very important. The devotees should have a peaceful ‘darshan’ and this was possible only one followed the rules made by the temple authorities.
Provost at the Woxsen School of Business, Hyderabad, Prof M R Rao, SVU vice-chancellor Prof W Rajendra and others were present.
Delivering a lecture on ‘Operational Research in Temple Management’ on the third day of an international conference at Sri Venkateswara University (SVU) here on Wednesday, TTD executive officer MG Gopal said due to the great efforts of the workforce in various departments especially the Statistics Department, the TTD administration was able to provide better facilities to pilgrims. “We have overcome several difficulties in providing the ‘darshan’ of Lord Venkateswara to thousands of pilgrims coming from various parts of the country,’’ he added.
Stating that TTD was going to bring about some changes on prediction of exact ‘darshan’ timing, he said that a devotee coming on foot would be informed about the the entry and exit timings. “After finishing all his or her works -- like tonsuring, parking or check-ins -- one would be given a particular time slot/period for ‘darshan’,’’ he said.
Murthy Remilla, a scientist at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), said TTD was at the end of ‘predictive analysis’ and will be soon get into ‘prescriptive analysis’. “From descriptive to predictive analysis, before, it was a very long journey for the TTD administration which has been facing new challenges. It has been trying to provide satisfactory ‘darshan’ for pilgrims by constantly upgrading its strategies,’’ he said. Keeping in view the future problems in terms of facilities, again the administration was looking for innovative ideas, he added.
Prof K Srinivas Rao, Department of Statistics, Andhra University, said that apart from providing better facilities, the psychological satisfaction of the pilgrim was very important. The devotees should have a peaceful ‘darshan’ and this was possible only one followed the rules made by the temple authorities.
Provost at the Woxsen School of Business, Hyderabad, Prof M R Rao, SVU vice-chancellor Prof W Rajendra and others were present.
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