Horrible, commercial exploitation of simple believers
Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams的点评
点评:Absolutely horrible experience at Tirupati this time. I’ve visited more than 10 times in the past and never experienced anything this badly managed before.
We entered around 6 PM and finally reached the main darshan area only around 11:30 PM after standing for more than five hours in overcrowded, poorly managed queues. The pushing, sweating, lack of ventilation, and overall crowd control made it one of the most physically exhausting and unpleasant experiences I’ve ever had.
After finally completing the darshan, we then had to stand in another massive queue just to collect ladoos. At midnight they suddenly stopped distribution because of a “shift change,” leaving hundreds of tired devotees waiting even longer. My father stood in line for over an hour more because of this completely inefficient system.
To make things worse, after all this, our driver informed us that vehicles were not allowed to leave the hill until 3 AM. So after an already miserable experience, we were basically stranded there for hours with no proper communication beforehand.
The entire place felt less spiritual and more like a badly managed commercial operation. There seems to be very little concern for devotees’ comfort, dignity, or time anymore. The darshan itself honestly did not feel worth the chaos, exhaustion, and mismanagement.
Very disappointed, especially because this place used to feel much better organized during my previous visits. Never coming back again.
翻译:这次蒂鲁帕蒂之旅简直糟糕透了。我之前去过十几次,从未遇到过如此糟糕的管理。
我们下午六点左右进入,在拥挤不堪、管理混乱的队伍里排了五个多小时的队,直到晚上十一点半才终于到达主朝拜区。推搡、汗流浃背、通风不良,再加上糟糕的人流控制,让我感觉身心俱疲,这是我经历过的最不愉快的体验之一。
终于完成朝拜后,我们又不得不排起长队去领甜点。午夜时分,他们突然以“换班”为由停止发放甜点,让数百名疲惫的信徒继续等待。由于这个效率低下的系统,我父亲又排了一个多小时的队。
更糟糕的是,之后我们的司机告诉我们,车辆要到凌晨三点才能离开山上。所以,在经历了如此糟糕的体验之后,我们基本上被困在那里几个小时,事先没有任何通知。
整个地方感觉不再那么神圣,反而更像一个管理混乱的商业场所。似乎完全不顾及信徒的舒适、尊严和时间。说实话,这次的朝拜体验完全不值得忍受混乱、疲惫和管理不善。
非常失望,尤其是我以前来的时候感觉这里井然有序得多。以后再也不会来了。