Tirupathi Temple History
TIRUMALA
Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple is a historic temple of Vaishnavite located in the town of Tirumala in Tirupati, Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh, India. The Temple is dedicated to Lord Sri Venkateswara, an incarnation of Vishnu, who seems to have appeared here to save mankind from the trials and problems of Kali Yuga. Hence the place also had the name Kaliyuga Vaikuntham and Lord here is called Kaliyuga Prathyaksha Daivam. The temple is also known by other names as the temple of Tirumala, the temple of Tirupati, the temple of Tirupati Balaji. Lord Venkateswara is known by several other names: Balaji, Govinda and Srinivasa. The hills of Tirumala are part of the Seshachalam Hills range. The hills are 853 meters above sea level. The Hills includes seven peaks, representing the seven chiefs of Adisesha. The seven peaks are called Seshadri, Neeladri, Garudadri, Anjanadri, Vrushabhadri, Narayanadri and Venkatadri. The temple stands on the seventh peak - Venkatadri, on the southern shores of Sri Swami Pushkarini, a sacred water reservoir. Therefore, the temple is also called "Temple of the Seven Hills". The city of Tirumala covers approximately 10.33 square feet of area.
The Temple is built in Dravidian architecture and is supposed to be built over a period of time from 300 AD. The Garbagriha is called Ananda Nilayam. The presidential deity, Venkateswara, is standing and facing east in Garbha griha. The temple follows the Vaikhanasa Agama tradition of worship. The temple is one of eight Vishnu Swayambhu Kshetras and figured in the 106th and last Divya Desam Earth. The Temple premises had two complex Modern Tail complexes to organize the pilgrimage slope, the Tarigonda Venkamamba Annaprasadam complex for free meals to pilgrims, hair tonsures and a number of pilgrimage accommodation sites.
It is the richest temple in the world in terms of gifts and wealth. The temple is visited by about 50,000 to 100,000 pilgrims every day, while on special occasions and festivals, such as the annual Brahmotsavam, the number of pilgrims exceeds 500,000, making it the most visited holy place in the world. world.
It is about 435 km from Vijayawada, 571.9 km from Hyderabad, 138 km from Chennai, 291 km from Bangalore and 781.2 km from Visakhapatnam. There are several legends associated with the Lord's manifestation in Tirumala. According to a legend, the temple has a murti of Lord Venkateswara, of which it is believed that it will remain here for the entire duration of the Kali Yuga.
The Temple is built in Dravidian architecture and is supposed to be built over a period of time from 300 AD. The Garbagriha is called Ananda Nilayam. The presidential deity, Venkateswara, is standing and facing east in Garbha griha. The temple follows the Vaikhanasa Agama tradition of worship. The temple is one of eight Vishnu Swayambhu Kshetras and figured in the 106th and last Divya Desam Earth. The Temple premises had two complex Modern Tail complexes to organize the pilgrimage slope, the Tarigonda Venkamamba Annaprasadam complex for free meals to pilgrims, hair tonsures and a number of pilgrimage accommodation sites.
It is the richest temple in the world in terms of gifts and wealth. The temple is visited by about 50,000 to 100,000 pilgrims every day, while on special occasions and festivals, such as the annual Brahmotsavam, the number of pilgrims exceeds 500,000, making it the most visited holy place in the world. world.
It is about 435 km from Vijayawada, 571.9 km from Hyderabad, 138 km from Chennai, 291 km from Bangalore and 781.2 km from Visakhapatnam. There are several legends associated with the Lord's manifestation in Tirumala. According to a legend, the temple has a murti of Lord Venkateswara, of which it is believed that it will remain here for the entire duration of the Kali Yuga.
No One knows few secrets of Tirumala
Any One who sees Shri venkateshwara Idol in tirumala that person might loose his life or he might be come mentally retarded unless if he is pure from his heart. as most of the devotees believe that you will see a large real grown hair of lord tirumala .
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