Tirupati Tirumala Balaji

Celebrate the legacy of ancient Shiva temples.    Please do not fail to take a visual tour of the 1300 year old Shiva temples of India. This first ever 15 minute long music video on the 1st millennium Shivastalas is brought to you by Templenet. Also visit  ' Abodes of Shiva'.   It is a  historic occasion  wherein an ancient temple tradition is being revived at Tiruvidaimarudur near Kumbhakonam.  The chariot procession that involves the coming together of an entire town has been revived after about 75 years in Jan 2011. Indian Temples have been centers of several musical traditions. Visit this  special musical feature  on a unique and refreshingly fresh genre of  music that was born in the 1800s. Explore the  panchabhuta stala kritis  of Muthusvami Dikshitar  as Chennai celebrates the annual music season in December 2007. Listen to audio clips of  Tevaram   hymns rendered by the author. Reflect on the...

Reaching Tirumala by foot ...    Pedestrian Trail, Alipiri Gate to Tirumala, Andhra Pradesh.... Many pilgrims prefer to go on foot from the Tirupati to Tirumala to have the Darshan of the Lord. It is also part of Sankalpam (commitment). For those who would like to climb the hills to Tirumala to fulfil a vow, there are two well-laid stone footpaths leading to Tirumala. These paths are called sopanamargas. The more ancient of the two sopanamargas which starts from Alipiri at the foot of the hills, is about 11 km in length, and is the commonly-used route. The other sopanamarga from Chandragiri, though only about 6 km in length, is a more difficult route. It is mainly used by the local people and traders. Several facilities are provided to the piligrims who walk up the hills to Tirumala, by the administration.     * Free transport of the Pilgrims luggage from the bottom of the hill to the Top.     * Well cemented steps with hand rails for support. ...

TIRUMALA HISTORY IN TELUGU LANGUAGE