It is widely believed that the gates to the heaven open - the Gate of Vaikuntha - on the Vaikunta Ekadasi day. It is one of the most auspicious days in Vishnu Temples in
Earlier in 2015 I visited Tirumala on Vaikunta Ekadashi, I felt very very happy, I also want to visit every year, but in 2016 I didn't got a chance to visit. This year(2017) Vaikuntha Ekadashi is on 8th January, and they allow into queue complex on 7th for Vaikuntha Ekadashi darshan. I started my journey on 6th at 8 AM from home and reached Tirupathi at 10 PM and I reached Tirumala at 11:30 PM.
Huge crowd on Vaikunta Ekadasi
I saw huge crowd, I felt sad, as I planned I tried for lockers (where we can kept our belongings and went for darshan) but all lockers are filled. Another way is to keep it them luggage counters in darshan line, but I don't like it, so I decided to return home, I decided to stay till 3AM and return, because busses will start running after 3AM.
I met Chinnababu when I am trying for lockers, check how I met Chinnababu.
He said we will go for darshan by keeping our belongings in luggage room, so I agreed.
Chinnababu
We went for darshan after completing bath, we entered queue complex at 7AM and then we stayed next 20 hours in that complex. We spent time by reading newspapers and watching movies played by Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams.
We completed darshan at 5AM on Vaikuntha Ekadashi.
After darshan, we returned to Tirupati. In Tirupati I have a meeting with my client, Chinnababu said, he will go. I went to Srinivasa Castle
Met Surya Constructions MD Bhaskar garu & discussed few changes in their website www.suryacon14.com
Finally I reached home on 9th January 2017 at 9AM.
