Tirupati -Situated almost 170 kilometers north-west of Chennai, Tirupati is said to be the richest and most important place of pilgrimage in the world.
A pilgrimage town for Hindus, Tirupati attracts pilgrims and common tourists from all over the world . Bestowed with many temples, shrines and dharamshalas, the town of Tirupati and the area around Tirumala Hills provides a wonderful insight into contemporary Hinduism practised on large scale.
Padmavathi Temple – Located 5 kms away from Tirupati, Tiruchanur, the temple is dedicated to goddess Padmavathi, the consort of Lord Venkateshwara. In fact, a visit to Tirupati is not considered complete without paying a visit to Sri Padmavathi temple. Here, Sri Padmavathi is seated in Padmasana, holding lotus in both of her upper limbs. […]
Chandragiri Fort- located 11 kms south-west of Tirupati. In the 16th century AD, the third capital of Vijayanagar was situated in Chandragiri. The original fort, predicted to built around 10th century AD, was taken over by Haider Ali in 1782, and later by British in 1792. A small museum is housed in the main building […]
GovindRaja Swamy Temple – One of the very important temple of Tirupati, Located in the heart of city Tirupati. There are 2 main shrines in the temple, one of “Sri Govindraja†and another of “Sri Parthasarathi†and temple has modern grey seven storey, Gopuram (tower) built in 1628, is clearly visible from many points in […]
Established In 1980, next to the Govindaraja Temple, there is a museum of Temple Arts. The Museum has several sculptures, idols of Krishna, coins , Inscriptions and other interesting collections. Inside the museum there is also a photo exhibit of the 108 Divya Desam temples and 108 Vishnu temples. The photo exhibition has a picture […]
Sri Venkateswara Temple – ancient and sacred Temple located on Tirupati hills. This temple of the Hindus is a famous pilgrimage site of India. Reflecting Dravidian style of architecture, the temple is dedicated to Lord Vishnu or deity Venkateswara who is also called Balaji, Srinivasa, Venkatachalapathy and Lord of seven Hills. The idol inside the […]
