Image Recognition
Tirupati: Authorities at Sri Venkateswara temple atop Tirumala at Tirupati on Wednesday introduced facial recognition technology for darshan on an experimental basis. The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD), which manages the affairs of the richest temple, introduced the technology at Vaikuntam 2 and in the Accommodation Management System. The Facial Recognition Technology (FRT) will also be helpful for the TTD in ensuring that rooms for accommodation are allotted to genuine devotees at subsidised rentals. The TTD said that a total of 71,387 devotees had darshan on February 27 while the total Hundi collection was Rs 571 million. The temple earns Rs 10 billion to Rs 12 billion from Hundi collections or offerings by devotees every year.