Tirupati
Heaven of Tranquility
Tranquillity (also spelled tranquility) is the quality of calm experienced in places with mainly natural features and activities, free from disturbance from man-made areas.
References to Tiruvenkatam abound in early Tamil literature(Tolkappiam and Silappadikaram)
Tirupati/Tirumala is a pilgrimage center of great significance and is visited by hundreds of thousands of pilgrims throughout the year.Tirupati balaji is also known as Venkateswara, or Srinivasa or Vishnu for many year's and it was located on a range of the Eastern Ghats, called the Seven Hills.It is an ancient temple and its glory has been sung by the saints of the yesteryears.
The richest temple in India, this temple is a vibrant cultural and philanthropic institution with a grand history spanning several centuries.
The best time to vist tirupati in October to March
How to reach Tirupati Temple:
BY AIR:- Tirupati is 15 kms from the city centre and the Indian Airlines office is situated at the Hotel Vishnupriya, opposite the central bus terminal. East - West Airlines has four flights a week to Hyderabad (Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday) and other flights to and from Chennai.
BY TRAIN:-There are two trains that connect Tirupati with Chennai - the Saptagiri Express and the Tirupati - Madras Mail.
BY BUS:- The government bus stand, APSRTC Central bus station is about 2 kms away from the railway station. Express buses are available to and from Chennai to Tirupati. From Tirupati you can take direct buses to Hyderabad, Tiruchirappalli, Madurai, Vellore and Vijayawada and Bangalore.
Bhakt Darshan
For tourist purpose only the government had provided ahe Dharamshalas, located near the temple complex at cheap rate
The famous hotels and lodges of the town are New Bhimas House, Bhimas Paradise, The Bhimas Hotel, Indira Rest House, Vasantha Vihar Lodge, Gopi Krishna Deluxe Hotel, Hotel Vishnu Priya, Hotel Mayura, Oorvasi International Hotel, Raghunadha etc.
