Tirupati Tirumala Balaji

TIRUPATI TIRUMALA BALAJI DARSHAN Tirupati Darshan options available in Tirumala are : Seeghra Darshan : This facility is introduced to provide quick darshan for devotees. The ticket should be purchased near Vaikuntam Queue complex. It costs Rs.300/- each. After showing this ticket you are allowed to enter into the queue directly. Sarva Darshan : Sarva Darshan, which means “darshan for all”, as the name itself says anyone can enter the queue without any ticket. The timings vary each day for the Sarva darshan. Normally, 18 hours are allotted each day. It takes a very long time; one should stay inside the queue line for hours that is where Sudharsan token system is introduced. This token will be tied to each person’s wrist by taking their picture and fingerprint as identification. Also, the time of your darshan is also mentioned on this token which gives the ease to go to other places and come back. One can enter the Vaikuntam Queue Complex as per the time mentioned on the ...

Delhi to have Lord Venkateswara temple The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD), the body that manages activities and funds at the Lord Venkateswara temple at Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh, is constructing a grand Balaji temple in Delhi. "Construction of the Venkateswara temple in Delhi has began. The temple is being built at Gole Market in the capital and it will be completed by December, 2010 latest. A 'dhyana mandiram' is also being built," TTD Executive Officer I Y R Krishna Rao told PTI here. The TTD will also be organising a 'Kalyanotsavam' (wedding ceremony of the Lord) at the famous Sri Venkateswara College in New Delhi on March 21, and Raya Vellore in Tamil Nadu later in the month, he said. The TTD has received requests for organising the 'Kalyanotsavam' from many states like Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and at Mumbai in Maharashtra. The objective of organising the event in various towns and cities is propagation of spiritual values among the p...

Brahmotsavam at Sri Venkateswara Mandir, New Delhi The annual Brahmotsavam at Sri Venkateswara Mandir, New Delhi, is scheduled to take place between September 16 to 27, 2012. The Brahmostsavam will begin with the invoking of the Lord in agni  (sacred fire), kumba (sacred water) and madala vedi (alter of earth). During this festival, offerings will be made to the sacrificial fire both in the morning and evening. The moolava moorthy, utsav moorthi along with His consorts will be decorated with ornaments and flower garlands. After the poornahuti ( the final offering to the sacrificial fire), Perumal and His consorts will be taken out in different vahanas around the area so that He graces people living around the temple. Scholars will accompany Perumal reciting the vedas and the hymns of azhwars (Divya Prabandham). Further, Srimad Valmiki Ramayanam, Sribashyam of Sri Ramanujacharya and strotras of Sri Nigamantha Mahadesikan were also recited. All are invited to get the anugraha...

Sri Tirumala Venkateswara Vaibhavam A Blog Dedicated to the Glory and Grandeur of the Supreme Lord Venkateswara Lord Venkateswara's Boon to Bhakta Bheema It’s been quite a while since I have updated this blog. I am extremely sorry for that. Today I have come up with a short story on Bhakta Bheema. Hope you guys like it. There are several stories that are associated with the Grandeur of Lord Venkateswara and yet they are unfamiliar. The reasons might be plenty. Let’s not waste the time on discussing that issue now. Here is my little effort to uncover one such story related to the great devotee of Lord Venkateswara called Bheema. Bheema was a potter; who used to live in a village called Gudwakkam seven miles away from Venkatachalam. He had a wife called Tamalini. Both of them were great devotees of Lord Venkateswara. Though they were poor they lived happily chanting the of Lord Venkateswara. Bheema used to chant Lord Venkateswara’s name all the time. He know...

The Tirumala Hills  is 3,200 feet above sea level, and is about 10.33 sq miles in area. It comprises seven peaks, representing the seven hoods of Adisesha, thus earning the name, Seshachalam. The seven peaks are called Seshadri, Five persons are allowed for  Shrivari Darshan . Laddus will be given after darshan. Laddu Padi tickets are sold at Vijaya Bank. Neeladri, Garudadri, Anjanadri, Vrishabhadri, Narayanadri  and Venkatadri. These seven hills are: Seshadri Neeladri Garudadri Anjanadri Vrishabhadri Narayanadri Venkatadri  Climb or drive high up to Tirumala, nestling among the seven hills in the Eastern Ghats, Catch the exquisitely carved gold gopuram of  the Lord Venkateshwara Temple , glinting in the sun.  The Tirumala shrine  is  a masterpiece of Dravidian  architecture. This ancient temple has also found a mention in various Sastras and Puranas. That's not all. There are other famous shrines in Tirupati town - Govindara...

Tirumala Tirupati Devastanamulu History... There is ample literary and epigraphic testimony to the antiquity of the temple of Lord Sri Venkateswara. All the great dynasties of rulers of the southern peninsula have paid homage to Lord Sri Venkateswara in this ancient shrine. The Pallavas of Kancheepuram (9th century AD), the Cholas of Thanjavur (a century later), the Pandyas of Madurai, and the kings and chieftains of Vijayanagar (14th - 15th century AD) were devotees of the Lord and they competed with one another in endowing the temple with rich offerings and contributions. It was during the rule of the Vijayanagar dynasty that the contributions to the temple increased. Sri Krishnadevaraya had statues of himself and his consorts installed at the portals of the temple, and these statues can be seen to this day. There is also a statue of Venkatapati Raya in the main temple. After the decline of the Vijayanagar dynasty, nobles and chieftains from all parts of the country continued to ...

Sripuram-Sakthi Amma- largest  Golden Temple  -  Vellore , Tamilnadu  ... One of the biggest Hindu shrines in southern India, the Sri Puram Golden Temple a grand golden temple built by a spiritual organization in Tamil Nadu at an approximate cost of Rs 600 crore, the consecration (kumbhabhishekam) was performed on August 24, 2007, presence of over 30,000 devotees. The Mahalakshmi temple, located on a sprawling 100 acres of land at Sripuram, near Vellore, about 125 km from Chennai, has been constructed by Vellore-based Sri Narayani Peetam, headed by spiritual leader Sri Sakthi Amma. "The Taj Mahal was built as an expression of love for a single person but the Sri Puram Golden Temple stands for unconditional love for the entire humanity," says Amma, 31, who also goes by the name of Shakti Siddha.  "We know it is also the sign of the universal goddess - Lakshmi," says William, who gives only one name and says he is of Canadian origin. The steps that le...