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PREFACE

Complete guide to Tirupati is an initiative of „Shree

Gurunathji‟, founder of “Shree Balaji Mandir”, Charkop.

He has done innumerable contributions to serve the devotees,

he is among the blessed one of „Shree Balaji‟.

He always thinks with regards to help devotees in every

possible way he can, the guide is just another way of his

contributions to facilitate devotees going Tirupati.

I hope his idea on providing a complete guide to tirupati would

be lucrative for the devotees going to Tirupati.

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How To Reach Tirupati?

Tirumala Venkateswara Temple is a Hindu temple on venkata,

the seventh hill of Tirumala, near Tirupati in the Chittoor

district of Andhra Pradesh. Devotees need to reach Renigunta

airport or Renigunta railway station to reach Tirupati. Chennai

airport can be another alternative to visit Tirupati. It takes

approx. 4 hours to reach Tirumala from Chennai airport via

cool cabs.

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“Darshan Timings” Sarvadarsanam

As the name says, it means „darshan‟ for all. Around 50k devotees

visits temple every day. Approx. 18-20 hours are allotted for

sarvadarshanam depending on the number of devotees.

Special Entry Darshan (Seeghra Darshan)

The Seeghra Darshanm facility is introduced 0n 21-09-2009 by TTD to

provide quick Darshan for the devotees. The cost of the Ticket is

Rs.300/devotee.

The darshan timings are the same as that for Sarvadarsanam.

Special Entry Darshan Timings

Saturday,Sunday,

Monday

4.00am to 5.00am , 7.00am to 6.00pm and

9.00pm to upto Ekantha seva.

Tuesday, Wednesday 08.30am to 01.00pm ,

Thursday 09.00am to 6.00 pm and 9.00pm to upto

Ekanthaseva.

Friday 10.00am to 6.00pm and 9.00pm to upto

Ekanthaseva.

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Divya Darshan

There are two ways of reaching tirmala by foot, one is through Gali

Gopuram and second is Srivari Mettu, Divya Darshan facility is

provided for pedestrian who come on foot to Tirumala through Gali

Gopuram or Srivari Mettu.

Special Darshan for Physically disabled and Aged

This special darshan is arranged for the physically disabled and the

aged, the infants along with parents through a separate gate at the

Maha Dwaram,the main temple entrance. If necessary, such devotee is

escorted by a volunteer.

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Vaikuntam Queue

The entrance of the mandir for doing darshan is via Vaikuntan queue

complex, the initial place where the queue of devotees for darshan

initiates.The huge complex is a combination of many inter-connected

halls that leads devotees to the destined main temple where the idol is

placed. The queue is organized in a very efficient way such that every

devotee reaches to the main temple comfortably. The inter-connected

halls are very clean and hygienic, TTD provides free of cost services to

the devotees in a queue.

Food is provided for the waiting pilgrims free of cost.

Milk, Coffee & Tea provided for waiting pilgrims free of cost.

Medical aid

Devotee can purchase TTD publications, calendars, photographs

with minimal charges.

Wash Rooms.

CCTV, through which devotional programmes and music are

relayed

Cloak rooms for devotees baggage near the Vaikuntam Queue

Complex entrance

In entrance, Place where the foot wears are deposited.

There are volunteers who look after the devotees comfort s,

they look after the facilities provided in the vaikuntam complex.

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Sudarshan token System

The term was introduced to minimize the waiting time for

Sarvadarsanam. The token costs Rs. 50.

The tokens are available at:

1.Second Choultry (behind the Railway Station),

2.Bhudevi Complex,

3. Alipiri Tollgate,

4.Sreenivasam in Tirupati,

5.Srivari Sannidhi, Tirupati,

6. RTC Bus stand in Tirupati,

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“Stay free” In tirumala, TTD has facilated free stay in the huge dharamshalas

around the temple. Luxurious motels and guest houses are also available

there. All bookings have to be made to the central office of the TTD.

Most of the hotels and accommodations in Tirupati are centrally

located at the outskirts of Tirupati. For your convenience we have

further divided the places to stay in Tirupati under various categories,

where you can easily choose the option according to your budget, need

and choice. Hotels like Ramee Guestline , Fortune Kences, Hotel Mayura

, etc also have luxurious facilities.

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“Must visit places” Puskarini tank

You would find

water tank usually

near every temple

preaching Hinduism.

The same were

constructed during

ancient or medieval

times. The water

tank developed was

strictly created for

the idol, for God‟s

bath, for cleaning

procedures of the

temple, etc. It is also used for drinking purposes inside the temple and

also by the priest and their families who live in the TTD premises. The

water in the Pushkarini is very clean and divine. Swami Pushkarini was a

delight tank of lord vishnu in Vaikuntham, and the same was brought to

earth by Garuda, for the enjoyment of Shree Blaji. It is located

adjacent to the Sri Venkateshwara temple. All devotees take bath in a

divine tank before entering the temple. It is strongly believed that the

people who bathes in the tank becomes pure, all the sins is been

exterminated by the divineness of the water.

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The Akashganga Waterfall The spiritual waterfall is

believed to be falling

directly from heaven. It is

approx. 3 kms away from

the main temple. Akash

ganga‟s water is utilized for

Shree Balaji‟s Bathing, that

is the prime usage of water.

It is also used for the

abhishekham of Shree

Balaji.

The Papa Vinashanam (Sin Slayer) It is in the north 5 kms away from

tirumala temple, it is another must visit

place in tirupati to clean your sins. It is

surrounded by beautiful hills, many

tributaries from the hills meets the

reservoir (Papa Vinashanam). To preserve

the divineness TTD has developed a dam

to maintain the flow of reservoir.

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The Great Geological Arch (Shila Thoranam)

It is located 1km away in the

north; it says the story of lord‟s

transformation into rock. It is

very unique and mysterious place

to be visited in Tirupati. No

busses ply towards Shila

Thoranam. You need to go by foot

or by private vehicle. It is

located at a 20 minute walk able

distance from varahswami

temple.

TTD Gardens It occupies the area of

460 acres in tirupati and

tirumala. The garden

meets the needs of the

temple. The for a and

fauna of the garden is

implicitly for shree balaji.

It supplies flowers for

mandapam, pandals and

making garland of the idols

in the temple.

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Ashthana Mandapam The Ashthana Mandapam or

Sadas Hall is an auditorium near

the main temple complex.

Cultural events are held here.

Dhayana Mandiram(Museum) It is one of the ancient

museums in India, It was

established in 1980. It is a

database of articles, white

papers. It has the complete

details of performing seva

of shree balaji in a very

spiritual way. It lists the

protocols of performing

seva.

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Shreevari Padalu

As per the ancient Hindu mythology, it

is believed that „shreevari padalu‟ is a

place where “Shree Balaji” placed his

feets for the first time. The foot

prints acknowledging the same can be

seen at the top of Narayanagiri hill.

Charismatic Tirumala temple is visible

from the hill.

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