Tirupati Tirumala Balaji

HISTORY OF TIRUMALA TEMPLE HISTORY OF TIRUMALA Lord Venkateswara made Tirumala his abode five thousands years ago. Even before him it was Lord Varahaswami who has made Tirumala his abode. Many devotees have continued to construct grand entrances on the ramparts of the temple over generations. In Tirumala the east facing Sri Varahaswamy temple is located in the north west corner of the temple tank. As per tradition, we have to first visit this temple. Lord Srinivasa sought a gift of land measuring 100 square feet from Varahaswami, which he readily granted. In return, Srinivasa assured him with a agreement deed that he would be paid the first darshan, worship and offerings by the devotees. This tradition is in Vogue to this day at Tirumala and Lord Varahaswamy continues to receive the age old traditional worship. Lord Venkateswara feels happy, only when the devotees have their darshan of Varahaswami first. To this day all offerings are first made to Lord Varahaswami and the...

HISTORY AND PICTURES OF TIRUMALA TIRUPATI TEMPLE Tirumala Venkateswara Temple Tirumala Venkateswara Temple (Telugu: తిరుమల వేంకటేశ్వర దేవాలయం) also known as Tirupati Venkateswara Temple is a famous Hindu Temple of Lord Venkateswara located in the hill town Tirumala, Andhra Pradesh. The temple is located on the Venkatachalam hill that forms part of the seven hills of Tirumala, and hence the temple is also known as the Temple of Seven Hills (Saptagiri in Sanskrit, Edukondalu in Telugu and Ezhumalai in Tamil). The presiding deity of the temple, Lord Venkateswara, is also known by other names - Balaji or Srinivasa or Perumal. The temple is the richest and the most visited place of worship in the world.[1] The temple is visited by about 50,000 to 100,000 pilgrims daily, while on special occasions and festivals, like the annual Brahmotsavam, the number of pilgrims shoots up to 500,000, making it one of the most visited holy place in the world.[2] According to the legend, the temple h...

Sri Venkateswara Swamy Vari Devasthanam Dwaraka Tirumala (Chinna Tirupati) West Godavari District, A.P Website: www.dwarakatirumala.org www.dwarakatirumala.org e-mail:- eo_dwarakatirumala@yahoo.co.in Phones:08829 271427, 271469 FAX:- 08829 271766 History of the Temple: Dwaraka Tirumala Devasthanam is situated on the top of the Seshachala Hill. A beautiful legend of untraceable antiquity current in these parts is that a great sage Dwaraka by name picked up and unearthed the idol of the Lord from an ant hill, tracing from the position of an eagle perching on soap nut tree as per instructions of Lord in Samadhi. Hence, the temple and village were named after the sage Dwaraka. The presiding mythological Deity Lord Sri Venkateswara is visible up to the bust size and the lower portion is imagined to be in the earth. The holy feet are said to be offered to Balichakravarthi in Pathala for his daily worship. The full size idol of Lord Venkateswara standi...