About Tirupati & Tirumala
Tirupati Tirumala Venkateswara Temple or Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), as it is known officially, is near Tirupati in the Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh in India. It is on the hilltop at 853 meters above sea level.
Tirupati Tirumala Venkateswara Swamy temple at Tirumala is the most famous temple in the world and is the most visited religious place in the world.
Tirupati Tirumala Venkateswara Temple comprises seven peaks that symbolize the seven heads of ‘Adisesha’ and is called ‘Seshachalam’.
Tirupati Tirumala Lord Venkateswara temple is also called ‘Temple of Seven Hills’ and has excellent facilities for “TTD darshan” (visit the temple and the deity), pilgrim lodging, food, and snacks delivery, etc. Food and snacks are given free of cost to pilgrims who are waiting to see Lord Balaji in the queue. Temple Services can be availed online by clicking the link ‘Online Services’ at the TTD Website: https://www.tirumala.org/TempleLegend.aspx.
Tirupati Tirumala Venkateswara Temple Andhra Pradesh is the second richest temple in the world after the Sree Padmanabha Swamy temple at Thiruvananthapuram, in the capital city of Kerala State in India.
Lord Venkateswara, also known as Lord Balaji, a form of Lord Vishnu, is the presiding deity at Tirupati Tirumala Venkateswara Temple. the deity is also known as Venkatachalapathy or Lord Venkatachalapathy or God Lord Venkatachalapathy.
Head tonsuring and offering one’s hair to Lord Balaji is a famous offering among pilgrims to this temple, Tirupati Tirumala Balaji temple, Andhra Pradesh.
How to Reach Tirupati Tirumala Venkateswara Temple?
Tirupati Tirumala Venkateswara Temple is on top of some of the steepest hills I have ever seen in South India. Looking at those hills from down is frightening. Steep red-colored hills! It may be the only hill station in India to have separate roads to go up and down. Kudos to the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation Bus drivers who drive those buses effortlessly, which ply between Tirupathi and Tirumalai! While coming downhill, one can only hear the brake sound, and it seems like those sharp hair pen bents on the roads are like roses to these expert drivers!
Devotees can either climb the hills by walking the nine-kilometer plus pathway using the stairs or go by vehicle through the road. I once took the stairs and climbed the hills by walking thousands of steps. One will realize the value of Glucose at that time! A few grams of Glucose and some water will make all the difference; Without which, it is nearly impossible to climb those stairs! Water is provided free of cost all along the side of the stairs by Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD), the governing body for the Tirumala Tirupati Balaji Venkateswara Swamy temple.
Tirupathi railway station near Renigunta Junction is the nearest railway station with code TPTY on the railway booking website irctc.co.in.
There is a small Airport at Renigunta near Tirupathi. The nearest major airport is Chennai International Airport.
Roads connect Tirupathi and Tirumalai from Tamilnadu and Karnataka, the neighboring states.
Accommodation Near Tirumala Venkateswara Temple
There are thousands of Cottages, Guesthouses, and dormitories in Tirupathi and Tirumalai, which offer cheap hotel rooms as well as highly priced rooms to the pilgrims. There are also free rooms available for those who cannot afford the room rent.
Smoking and consumption of alcohol are prohibited in this Temple Town.