Tirupathi Temple is located in the Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh. Tirupathi Temple is located at Tirupathi town, which is at a distance of 152 kilometers from Chennai city. Tirupathi Temple is the abode of Lord Venkateshwara, the lord of seven hills.
The Tirupathi Temple is situated near the Tirumala Hills. Tirumala Hills has seven peaks namely Seshadri, Niladri, Garudadri, Anjanadri, Vrishabhadri, Narayanadri and Venkatadri. The Tirupathi Temple is located on the seventh peak of the Tirumala Hills. The temple is visited by thousands of devotes daily. Regular festivals are held at the temple.
Visiting Tirupathi Temple
The tourists to Chennai make it a point to visit the Tirupathi Temple. Trips are arranged from Chennai to Tirupathi by many travel agencies of Chennai city. There are buses that are managed by the Tamil Nadu State government. The Tirupathi Temple is the seat of Lord Venkateshwara and goddess Lakshmi.
Tirupathi Temple is popular as the richest temple of the world. The temple is also popular by the name of Tirupathi Tirumala Balaji Temple. The campus of the Tirupathi temple is vast and everyday thousands of devotes visit the temple. At the temple, Morning Prayer starts daily at 3 a.m. and ends at midnight. There are various festivals that are held at the temple in daily, weekly basis. The annual festival of the temple is Brahmotsavam held in the month of September.
The most favorable time to visit Tirupathi temples is from September to the month of March.
How to reach Tirupathi Temple
Tirumala Hills is located in the southeastern part of the Indian state Andhra Pradesh. Tirupathi is connected by
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railways, flights and roadways. The tourists to Chennai can reach Tirupathi by bus. Bus service is also available from Bangalore and Hyderabad.
The tourists can avail flights to Tirupathi from Bangalore, Hyderabad and Chennai. Railway service is also frequent to Tirupathi. Trains can be availed from Chennai, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Visakhapatnam and Delhi.
The tourists can also reach the temple by cars as Tirupathi is connected by highways to Bangalore, Hyderabad and Chennai. The tourists can also avail regular bus service from Tirumala to Tirupathi.
Tirupathi Temple architecture
The temple is one of the excellent reflections of the architecture of the Dravidian style. The Sanctum sanctorum, or Cupola, which is known as Ananda Nilayam is festooned with gold plates. The temple shrine has three enclosures, which are known by the name of Prakarams. The Tirupathi temple is considered to be the most scared temple of the world.
Accommodation at Tirupathi
Comfortable but cheap accommodation facility is offered to the tourists by the Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanams ( TTD). There are guest houses, cottages at Tirumala and Tirupathi under TTD. Some of the hotels in and around Tirupathi are:
- Hotel Bhimas Paradise
- Hotel Bliss
- Hotel Maurya
- Hotel Guestline
- Kalyan Residency
- Hotel Sindhuri Park
- Hotel Mini Bhima
- Ramee Guestline
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