TTD to provide coins as ‘Dhana Prasadam’
The Hindu
The idea is also believed to relieve TTD from the pains of frequently approaching the bankers in clearing its coin stocks.
The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) has introduced ‘Dhana Prasadam’ - a novel concept aimed at providing coins of various denominations to the pilgrims in the form of a prasadam. The concept for the present, is introduced at various TTD run sub-enquiry offices which provide cottages and guest houses with a daily rental tariff of below ₹500. Pilgrims availing such moderate accommodation are normally asked to tender ₹500 in the form of caution deposit.More Related News

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