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CM Naidu Launches Venkatadri App for Tirumala Pilgrims
- •Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu virtually launched the Venkatadri mobile application developed by TTD.
- •The app features an AI-powered voice assistant to help devotees navigate Tirumala and locate essential facilities round the clock.
- •It maps more than 350 locations across 25 categories, including drinking-water points, medical centres, and darshan entry points.
- •The application supports offline navigation and includes a Mark My Spot feature to help users find their saved parking locations.
- •Available in multiple languages, the app aims to provide a convenient pilgrimage experience for devotees visiting the Sri Venkateswara temple.
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The Venkatadri app is a digital navigation and pilgrim-assistance mobile application developed by the TTD and launched by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu. It features an AI-powered voice assistant, supports offline navigation, and maps over 350 locations across 25 facility categories to help devotees easily navigate Tirumala.
The app maps essential facilities like drinking-water points, hospitals, parking areas, and darshan entry points, while offering one-touch access to emergency contacts and bus routes. It includes a 'Mark My Spot' feature to save locations and is available in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Hindi, and English.
To support devotees who do not own smartphones, the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) is developing special kiosk facilities.
