Saturday, August 22, 2009

Tirupathi (sri Balaji temple) -AP


Tirupati - Famous religious place -
Richest temple in India -
The temple town of Tirupathi is located to the extreme south of Andhra Pradesh in Chittoor district, 740 kms away from Hyderabad. ...

Tirumala sreevari divya kshetram, Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam.
It is believed that he came to reside on the southern bank of Swami Pushkarni, a tank which passes by Tirumala. The seven hills around Tirumala-Tirupati are also known as Sapthagiri after the seven hoods of Sheshnag – the cosmic serpent.

Sri Padmavathi Ammavari Temple, Tiruchanoor
Tiruchanoor, also known as Alamelumangapuram, is about 5 km from Tirupati. The temple of Sri Padmavathi Devi, the consort of Lord Sri Venkateswara is situated here. It is said that a visit to Tirumala is fruitful only after visiting the Sri Padmavathi Devi temple.

Tirupati/Tirumala is a pilgrimage center of great significance and is visited by hundreds of thousands of pilgrims throughout the year.Venkateswara, or Srinivasa or Balaji as the presiding deity Vishnu is known, is enshrined in this temple, located on a range of the Eastern Ghats, called the Seven Hills.It..

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