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Tirupati
2009-11-22 18:51:02
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About Tirupati
Tirupati (Telugu: తిరుపతి). this city is located in southeastern part of Andhra Pradesh in Chittoor district Tirupati is a major municipal corporation in Andhra Pradesh state
News papers availablen in andhra state is
Telugu newspapers - Eenadu, Vaartha, Andhra Jyothi, Andhra Prabha, Andhra Bhoomi, Saakshi and Prajashakthi; Tamil newspapers - Dinathandhi, Dinamalar, Dinakaran, Dinamani, Maalai Murasu and Maalai Malar; and English newspapers - The Hindu, Deccan Chronicle, Indian Express are also available in the town.
District : Chittoor
State : Andhra Pradesh
Country : INDIA
Local Language: Telungu Thirupati is the most famous for the Sri Venkateswara temple placed in the Tirumala hills located in 853m elevation, and famous for the red wooden toys and iron materials and copper, Brass. Thirupathi stands for Thiru/Tiru + Pathi/Pati; means Husband (Pathi) of goddess Lakshmi (Thiru) this is the meaning .
Tirupati was recognized as a Municipal Corporation in year 2002. Although headquarters of the district is Chittoor. major government sectors are take place in tirupati. an also some small scale industries and some IT companies are take place in the city , in the financial sector the most of the income for the city came form the Tirumal devasthanam .
Tirumala Venkateswara Temple(Telugu: తిరుమల వెంకటేశ్వరస్వామి మందిరము) is a famous Hindu Temple of Lord Venkateswara located in the hill town Tirumala of Andhra Pradesh. the temple exactly located in the Venkatadri hill, this hills is the one of the seven hills of Tirumala, also called as the Temple of Seven Hills the seven kills are (Saptagiri in Sanskrit, Edukondalu in Telugu,Ezhumalai in Tamil). in this temple the God name is Lord Venkateswara, is also known as - Balaji or Srinivasa or Perumal. This Thirumala Hills are the world second oldest rock mountains. Tirumala hills 3,200 ft (980 m) above from the sea level. and 0.33 square miles (26.8 km2) in the area surrounding .Tirumala climate. Monsoon remains moderate and summer temperature from 42 to 45 degrees.in winter minimum 10 and 18 degrees Celsius.
Sri Venkatachala Mahatmyam is the most accepted legend with respect to Tirumala the famous activity in the Tirumala devasthanam are
Prasadam is the world famous Prasadam given at Tirumala Temple Trust has taken copy right of Laddu prasaddam so no one allow to prepare the ladu like the same.and also curd rice, pulihora (tamarind rice), vada and chakkera-pongali (sweet pongal). Free meals are given daily to the pilgrims,
Hair Tonsuring So many devotees also have their head tonsured as an offer. The daily amount of the hair collected as over a ton.[17] The hair thus gathered is sold by the temple organization a few times a year by public auction to international buyers for use as hair extensions and in cosmetics,[18] Media:bringing over $6 mln to the temple's Media:treasury.As per puranas hair given by devotees is to coverup the lost hair(it is a very small portion) of lord venkateshwara swamy[17]
Procedure to See the Lord Balaji: Queue System and Arjitha Seva (Paid Services) The first one being Dharma Darshanam - free darshan, this means in this way we need to wait in the Queue on average takes about 10 hours from the time you enter the Queue Complex. it will extends depends on the spesila occations and festival timings and holidays .
The second major type is Sudarshanam - costs Rs. 50, and on average takes about 3 hours
then the next one is Nija Pada Darshanam costing Rs. 100, or the darshanam line for kalyanam (costing Rs. 1000). There are also special queues for senior citizens (above 60 years old) and for people with kids (below 3 years).
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Near Visitable places in Tirupati
Thirukkadigai - Sholingur, near Arakkonam, about an hour and a half from both Chennai and Tirupati.
Puttaparthy
Nagarjunasagar
SV Zoological Park
Regional Science Center
Regional Science Center
Govindaraja Swamy Temple,Padmavati Temple,
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Time to go Tirupati
Vaishnava festivals including Vaikunta Ekadasi, Rama Navami and Janmashtami with great splendor, while the Brahmotsavam celebrated every year during September is the most important festivals in Tirumala,
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How to reach Tirupati
- Road way : has direct bus services to nearby towns and major cities across South India
A number of deluxe and non-deluxe buses are operated by the government-run APSRTC and private operators connecting Tirupati to other major cities and towns directly. Private bu - Railway : major railway station which is well equipped and has 10 platforms but only 5 are used;
Tirupati is well connected to major cities across India, esp. Chennai, Bangalore and Hyderabad - Airway : Tirupati has a domestic airport which has direct flights to Hyderabad, Vizag, Delhi and Bangalore.
- Ship Way : N/A
- Road way : has direct bus services to nearby towns and major cities across South India