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DO'S & DON'TS AT TIRUMALA

DO's
* Worship your Ishta or Kula Daivam before you start for Tirumala.
* Bathe in the Pushkarini and worship Sri Varaha Swamy before you go to worship Lord Venkateswara.
* Bathe and wear clean clothes before you enter the shrine.
* Concentrate on Lord Venkateswara inside the temple.
* Observe absolute silence and chant 'Om Sri Venkatesaya Namah'. inside the temple.
* Bathe in the Papavinasanam and Akasa Ganga Tirthams at Tirumala.
* Respect ancient customs and usages while at Tirumala and promote religious sentiments among co-pilgrims
* Deposit your offerings in the Hundi only.
* Keep Tirumala Clean and Green.
* Please leave your Electronic Gadgets like Ceil phones, Calculator, Camera and footwear etc. at the cottage or deposit near VQC I before entering the temple.

DONTs
* Don't carry jewellery or cash with you.
* Don't eat non-vegetarian food.
* Don't consume liquor or other intoxicants.
*Don't smoke on Tirumala Hills.
* Don't approach touts for accommodation and darsan.
* Don't wear footwear in and around the premises of the temple.
* Don't buy spurious prasadams from street vendors.
* Don't come to Tirumala for any purpose other than worshipping the Lord.
* Don't rush in for Darsan but take your turn in the queue.
* Don't enter the temple, if, according to custom or usage, you are prohibited to enter.
* Don't wear flowers at Tirumala, all flowers are for the Lord only.
* Don't encourage beggary.
* Don't spit or commit nuisance.
* Don't waste water and electricity.
* Don't allow strangers into the cottages.
* Don't hand over keys to them.
* Don't spit, urinate or defecate in the open.
*Don't carry Cellphone, camera or any electric or electronic gadget.
* Don't carry weapons.