Tirupati: The hill town of Tirumala is preparing for the annual Salakatla Brahmotsavams, beginning on Wednesday, with the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams finalizing the arrangements on Monday. “Our top priority is to ensure hassle-free darshan for common pilgrims”, claimed TTD executive officer Anil Kumar Singhal in an interaction with the Deccan Chronicle. Q: Police and TTD security personnel often come under criticism for being harsh with pilgrims. This year, TTD staff will be deployed alongside the police at entry points so that crowd regulation is carried out firmly but without intimidation. This year, 3,700 police, 2,000 TTD vigilance and security staff, and 450 senior TTD officials will be on duty, aided by advanced crowd analytics.