Tirupati Tirumala Balaji

Press Release Tirumala, August 23: Sri I Y R Krishna Rao, Executive Officer of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams today announced relaxation of timing for benefit of the devotees using the foot walkers path from Alipiri. The footwalkers path for devotees who climbed to Tirumala will henceforth be kept open from 4AM in the morning to 10PM in the night. For last two weeks the foot walkers path shut down between night 10PM to Morning 6AM. In a statement Sri Rao appealed to the devotees to cooperate with the TTD as the new measure was enforced for their safety and protection in view of the recent scare caused in the last two months by the panthers to the devotees coming by the foot walkers path. Sri Rao said the Foot walkers path was shut down in the nights after 10 PM for two weeks from August 7 th to August 22 nd to facilitate the forest guards and police to lay trap to catch the rogue panther. One panther was caught while another one a female is still at large. The Executive Officer sai...

The trust manages the operations and finances of the richest and the most visited religious centre in the world and it also involved in various social, religious, literary and educational activities within Andhra Pradesh and India. TTD employs approximately 14,000 people to maintain its 12 temples and sub-shrines under its control along with the execution of its social activities. Main article TTD offers different kind of services for pilgrims to Tirumala and Tirupati. It has made arrangements for frequent buses between Tirumala and Tirupati in every 2 minutes. It also provides package tours to other holy temples and religious sites from Tirumala and Tirupati to nearby places. TTD has both free and paid lodgings in Tirumala and Tirupati. It offers free meals to all its pilgrims, although donors can make a contribution. The canteen of Tirupati has a capacity to feed 20,000 pilgrims a day. It is also making arrangements for free mineral water through pipe lines and restricted the use...

May 27, 2010 (Hyderabad) – The ‘Rajagopuram’ towering entrance to the 15th century Srikalahasti temple in Chittoor district that collapsed Wednesday night will be rebuilt with the assistance of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K. Rosaiah announced Thursday. ‘We will approach the Archaeological Survey of India to rebuild the Rajagopuram in a scientific manner,’ Rosaiah told reporters here. Expressing his grief over the incident, he said an inquiry had already been ordered. ‘It is a matter which has to be looked into. I don’t have any ready made answers,’ he replied when asked if the negligence by the state’s endowments department had led to the collapse. The government has formed a committee of experts to probe the reasons for the collapse of the ancient tower. The temple’s 45-metre-tall Rajagopuram, which had recently developed cracks, caved in Wednesday night. Police said there was no loss of human life as all shops located near the structure had...

The ‘Gali Gopuram’ of famous Sri Kalahasti Temple located at Kalahasti city in Chitur district that was built 400 years ago by Raja Sri Krishna Devaraya developed huge cracks vertically splitting the marvellous structure into two parts. The crack developed is clearly visible and experts guess that it may collapse any time. Hence, the authorities of the temple tightened the structure with a huge wire mesh around it to avert further cracks. But, small pieces of the structure are falling down indicating the worsening condition of the structure. Temple authorities have erected fencing in the surroundings to avoid any untoward incident. Some devotees who often visit the temple said that the structure has developed cracks long time ago, but the concerned authorities neglected to repair the structure in time, that’s why it developed cracks further. If, we click on the image attached to this article, then we can notice the small crack in the structure the enlarged image, which is taken long ti...

If you are living in Chennai, if you wish to visit Tirupati (the second richest shrine in the world; the most richest is Vatican Church), and if you couldn't go there, you can at least visit Balaji Temple aka Tirupati Devastanam temple aka Venkatachalapati temple in Chennai .Tirupati Devastanam Balaji temple is located in Venkat Narayana Road in T.Nagar and it is one of the famous land marks in Chennai. The distance from Chennai Central Railway Station is around 8.5 kms.Tirupati Devastanam Balaji (Venkatachalapati) temple is maintained by Tirumala Tirupati Balaji Temple Trust of Tirupati. The temple has Lord Venkatachalapati (an incarnation of Lord Vishnu) and Alarmelu Manga (aka Alamelu Manga) as the main deities. There is a shrine for Lord Ranganath (Lord Vishnu in sleeping posture) along with Sree Devi, Bhuma Devi, and Brahma.If you want to book etickets for Tirupati darshan, you can book the same from this temple. If you are lucky, you will get "Tirupati laddu" prasa...

Tirupati balaji The ancient and sacred temple of Sri Venkateswara is located on the seventh peak, Venkatachala (Venkata Hill) of the Tirupati Hill, and lies on the southern banks of Sri Swami Pushkarini. It is by the Lord’s presidency over Venkatachala, that He has received the appellation, Venkateswara (Lord of the Venkata Hill). He is also called the Lord of the Seven Hills. The temple of Sri Venkateswara has acquired unique sanctity in Indian religious lore. The Sastras, Puranas, Sthala Mahatyams and Alwar hymns unequivocally declare that, in the Kali Yuga, one can attain mukti, only by worshipping Venkata Nayaka or Sri Venkateswara. Sri Venkateswara Temple The temple of Sri Venkateswara has acquired unique sanctity in Indian religious lore. The Sastras, Puranas, Sthala Mahatyams and Alwar hymns unequivocally declare that, in the Kali Yuga, one can attain mukti, only by worshipping Venkata Nayaka or Sri Venkateswara. The benefits acquired by a piligrimage to Venkatachala are mentio...

FROM BUS STATION : CHENNAI ORIGIN BUS STATION TO VIA Dep. Time Type Service No Adult Fare KMs Reach Time CHENNAI ANANTHAPUR TPT,MDPL,KDR 16.30 SL 6972 246 431 04.15 CHENNAI ANANTHAPUR TPT,MDPL,KDR 17.30 SL 6970 246 431 05.15 CHENNAI ANANTHAPUR CHITORE,MDPL, KDR 18.00 SL 6666 252 442 04.45 CHENNAI ANANTHAPUR CHITORE,MDPL, KDR 21.00 SL 6668 252 442 07.45 CHENNAI ATMAKUR NPET,NLR 04.30 EXP 5276 99 239 10.00 CHENNAI ATMAKUR NPET,NLR 09.15 EXP 5276 99 239 14.45 CHENNAI ATMAKUR NPET,NLR 18.00 EXP 5276 99 239 23.30 CHENNAI GIDDALUR NLR,OGL 18.45 DLX 5974 216 457 05.30 CHENNAI HINDUPUR CTR,BANGALORE 21.00 SL 6792 302 462 07.30 CHENNAI HINDUPUR CTR,BANGALORE 22.00 SL 6794 302 462 08.30 CHENNAI JAMMALAMADUGU TPT-KADAPA 06.00 DLX 6169 167 359 16.00 CHENNAI JAMMALAMADUGU TPT-KADAPA 19.00 DLX 6167 167 359 04.35 CHENNAI HYDERABAD (JBS) NLR,OGL,NGSR 19.00 SL 1329 380 665 09.15 CHENNAI HYDERABAD (JBS) NLR, OGL 19.30 GRD 1327 660 671 08.15 CHENNAI HYDERABAD (JBS) NLR,OGL,MCL 20.00 DLX 5051 393 688 10.3...

Tirupati is in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh , India . It is most famous for its Sri Venkateswara Temple dedicated to Vishnu, also known as Balaji in North Indian and Govinda in South Indian. The temple is located on top of Tirumala hills, while the town is located on the foothills. The Tirumala hill has seven peaks ("Sapthagiri"), said to represent the seven hoods of Adisesha, the serpent under whose hoods Vishnu resides in Vaikuntha. Understand TTD information Centres [1] : Tirumala and Tirupati: 91-877-2277777 Hyderabad : 91-40-23260590 New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pondicherry, Visakhapatnam, Vellore and other district Head Quarters in AP. Hyderabad Office Timings: 9AM to 4PM on weekdays, 9AM to 7PM on weekends, Tuesday Closed. Lunch From 1PM to 2PM. Overview Tirupati is situated in the southern part of Andhra Pradesh . Tirumala is located in the eastern ghats, a mountain range that runs along the south-eastern India. The temple of Lord...