Dharma Prachara Parishad was established to propagate the Hindu dharma. The Research Wing works towards studying and publishing material related to the Hindu religion, produces authentic papers on original Sanskrit texts, and provide translations of major Hindu works in regional languages, Hindi and English. Sri Venkateswara Central Library and Research Centre (SVCLRC), established by TTD in 1993, houses approximately 40,000 volumes of books, mainly on religion and philosophy. It maintains various marriage halls, degree colleges, junior colleges and high schools. It runs information and ticketing centers in the major towns and cities across the country.
It maintains the queue management system, facilitates head tonsure and distribution of laddu. TTD provides various services for pilgrims to Tirumala and Tirupati, including bus services, food and accommodation. TTD has almost all the departments that would be in a government, including production (laddus), engineering (dams and roads), water supply, human resources, transport, procurement and marketing, finance and accounting, public relations, information technology, forest and gardens, educational institutions and hospitals, revenue and general administration. The temples include both historical and new temples which were constructed by TTD itself. It also manages many other temples in Tirupati and all around the world. Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams trust primarily manages the administration of Lord Venkateswara Temple, Tirumala. Main articles: Venkateswara Temple, Tirumala and List of Temples under Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams(TTD) It is mandatory for non-Hindus to sign a declaration form before entering the hill temple, stating that they have faith in the presiding deity, Lord Venkateswara. After increased pressure from the priests over a long period, the AP government made an amendment to the act in 2006, to discontinue these two controversial clauses. The Board of Trustees' membership was expanded from a maximum of eleven to fifteen and the hereditary rights of temple priests and their right to garner a share of the hundi proceeds were abolished. Charitable & Hindu Religious Institutions & Endowments Act (1987) superseded the 1979 act. Apart from the responsibilities defined in the previous act, Devasthanam was obliged to promote the study of Indian languages and propagate Hindu Dharma by research, teaching, training and literature creation. The number of trustees was expanded from five to eleven with compulsory representation from certain communities. The Andhra Pradesh Charitable and Hindu Religious Institution and Endowments Act (1969), sections 85 to 91, expanded the provisions of TTD.
Advising the committee were two advisory councils – one composed of priests and temple administrators to aid the committee with the operations of the Tirumala temple, and another composed of farmers for advice on Tirumala's land and estate transactions. According to the act administration of the temple was vested in a committee of seven members and overseen by a paid commissioner appointed by the Madras Government. TTD was established in 1932 as a result of the TTD Act of 1932.
1 Establishment and legislative setting.