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KALYANAKATTA

Kalyanakatta is the place where pilgrims get tonsured to fulfil their vows. Over 1316 barbers are working in four batches round the clock at Main and 9 mini Kalyanakattas to perform tonsure. Nearly 400 Tonsurers are working per shift to reduce the waiting time for tonsure to the pilgrims.
The Main Kalyanakatta building is equipped with four big tonsure halls with platforms to seat both the pilgrim and the barber. There is a big waiting hall and a well-organised queue system.
Additionally there are 9 mini Kalyanakattas which are running at important places in Tirumala every day to perform tonsures to the pilgrims staying in cottages and guesthouses. Such as Sri Venkateswara Rest House(SVRH), Sri Padmavathi Rest House(SPRH), HVC, GNC, PAC1, PAC2, Nandhakam Rest House, Kousthubham rest House(KTRH) and Sapthagiri Rest House(SGRH).
Tonsuring is done at free of cost at all Kalyanakattas.
Antiseptics are mixed with water and applied to the head before tonsuring to prevent skin-related and other diseases.
Bathrooms are equipped with geysers to provide hot water to the pilgrims who have tonsured their head.
Computer generated tokens are issuing to the pilgrims for tonsure.
The strength of Tonsurers allotted and Kalyanakatta timings are as follows.

Sl No.	Area	No. of Shifts	Timings	No. of tonsurers allotted per shift
1	MAIN KKC	4	Shift 1 : 3Am to 9Am Shift 2 : 9Am to 3Pm Shift 3 : 3Pm to 9Pm Shift 4 : 9Pm to 3Am	110
2	PAC1	4	--do--	80
3	PAC2	4	--do--	95
4	SPRH	4	--do--	8
5	SVRH	4	--do--	7
6	GNC	3	Shift 1 : 3Am to 9Am Shift 2 : 9Am to 3Pm Shift 3 : 3Pm to 9Pm	19
7	NDRH	3	--do--	46
8	HVC	2	Shift 1 : 6Am to 12Pm Shift 2 : 12Pm to 6Pm	19
9	KTRH	2	--do--	14
10	SGRH	2	--do--	14

In addition to that 1 mini Kalyanakatta at Sri kapileswara Swamy temple (KT) and 1 mini Kalyanakatta at Sri Padmavathi Ammavari temple (Sri PAT) are running in 2 shifts with 6 tonsurers each shift.