Tirupati City Travel Information

Tirumala Venkateswara Temple

It is a Hindu temple in the hill town of Tirumala, near Tirupati in the Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh. The Tirumala Hill is 853m above sea level and is about 10.33 square miles (27 km2) in area. It comprises seven peaks, representing the seven heads of Adisesha, thus earning the name Seshachalam. The temple is on seventh peak, and is also known as the "Temple of Seven Hills". The presiding deity of the temple is Lord Venkateswara, a form of the Hindu god Vishnu. The temple is the richest pilgrimage center, after the Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Tirupati, Kerala, of any faith (at more than 50,000 crore and the most-visited place of worship in the world.

Tirupati

Half day sightseeing of Tirupati, one of the most important and among the richest temples of South India. It is famed for the shrine on the "Seven Hills" of Tirumala which attract millions of pilgrims from all over India. Picturesquely situated amidst sacred waterfalls and tanks, the shrine presents a fine example of early Dravidian art. In front of it is the "Hall of Pillars" from where an attractive stepped-way leads to the temple.