Kalyana Vedika in Tirumala turns into an ideal destination for couples entering wedlock

Key Highlights

• The annual statistics tell a compelling story — 2,731 weddings in 2016-17, which steady rose to 5,047 in 2018-19, showed resilience through the pandemic-hit year of 2020-21 with 91 weddings, and clocked a strong post-COVID recovery of 2,458 weddings in 2023-24.
• TTD provides an end-to-end ceremonial framework free of cost, including the services of a priest, traditional ‘mangala vadyam’ and essential wedding materials such as turmeric, kumkum and sacred threads.
• While the couples bring other personal items, the institution ensures that the sanctity and simplicity of a traditional Hindu wedding are preserved.
• A unique spiritual incentive follows the ceremony: the bride, groom and their parents — up to six members — are granted darshan through a special queue, along with complimentary laddus matching the number of devotees listed on the marriage receipt.
• To streamline access, the TTD has enabled online booking of Kalyana Vedika slots through its official website, where applicants must register bride and groom details, Aadhaar information, age proof and parental particulars, and select the date and time of wedding.