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Tirupati,
a revered destination of South India, time and again startle travellers and
pilgrims with its powers. The city behold the power of Lord Venkateshwara
and is one of the oldest and the richest temples of world located in the
Chittior district of the state of Andhra Pradesh.
Being a sacred spot, Tirupati forms a divine destinations for tourists. Not
much people know this but in Tamil literature the city is known
Vengadam.
Tirupati is the year 2006 was much of surprise. As for we people considered
either Rajasthan or Goa to be the best destination but none of them was able
to stand the pull of the god land. According to
Incredible India stats,
Tirupati topped the charts with increasing number of travellers visiting
this attraction.
Tirupati Tirumala Balaji Temple
This is one of the sacred temples of Sri Venkateshwara. Located on Tirupati
Hill and it located in the southern banks of Sri Swami Pushkarni river. This
temple with a mythological history is an attention grabber and amongst the
most popular tourist attraction of Tirupati.
Padmavati Devi Temple
This temple is located 5 kms from Tirupati and is one of the largest temple
devoted to Goddess Padmavati, wife of Lord Venkateshwara or the so called
famous Lord Balaji. It is belived that visit to the main temple at Trimula
is only fruitful if you would pay your visit to Sri Padmavati Temple.
Sri
Kalyana Venkateswaraswami Temple
This temple also behold the magical powers as it is considered the Lord
Venkateshwara stayed in this temple with wife just after his marriage. Later
he left for Trimula temple.
Kodandaramaswami Temple
This temple is famous for having a family cland – Sita, Ram and
Lakshman. Errected in 10 th centuary AD, it hails from Chola dynasty. You
could also visit the subshrine of this temple, Anjaneyaswami temple.
Other attractions:
If you think you have just this number of travel attraction in Tirupati
then we assure you that there are number of others which would make your
visit to Tirupati outstanding.
Chandragiri
Located 12 kms away from Tirupati, Chandragiri is an attractive tourist
spot denoting the ‘ Hill of the Moon’. The city has the popular
Chandragiri fort which is a necessary item to be explored.
Kalayasthi
This place is 35 kms away from Tirupati and is popular for its waterfall.
Do visit this place and make your Triputi tour exciting.
Getting there
By Air : The city is well linked to all major cities.
By Rail : Tirupati has better rails gauge and you are
linked with major heads like
Hyderabad,
Madras,
Madurai and
Puri.(check out
http://www.indianrail.gov.in/ for more information).
By Road : The city is well connected by road and linked
to some of the major cities of the Andhra Pradesh city.
Best time to visit : Throughout the year
Altitude: Triupati - 150 metres
Population: Approx. 1,560,000
Temparature (°C): Summer: Max. 43, Min 22.3 Winter: Max. 32,
Min 14.0
Main Languages : Telugu, Tamil, Hindi and English
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