Tirupati India Tourism
Amidst the thickly-wooded hills in Chittoor district lies the temple town
of Tirumala with Tirupati at the foothills, the abode of Lord Venkateswara.
The range of hills is said to resemble a snake with Tirumala forming the
hood. Lord Venkateswara, the residing god, is known as Lord of the
Seven Hills and Balaji.
Tirupati and Tirumala today are modern destinations of pilgrim tourists.
Not only the bliss of a divine 'darshan' but added attractions provided
by nature make them the ideal pilgrimage-cum-holiday destination.
While Balaji remains the main draw, the beauties of nature and the serene
surroundings have made Tirupati today a much visited town. A beautiful road
leads up across the Seven Hills to Tirumala.
Tirupati is a world in itself, millions of pilgrims from all over India
and abroad visit the temple of Lord Venkateswara at Tirupati round the year.
In addition to various shrines scattered all over Tirupati and beyond there
are holy water falls, scared rivers and archaeological wonders. It is regarded
as one of the most ancient temples which were mentioned in Puranas and Sastras.
The temple is patronized by the Pallavas, Cholas, Pandyas, the Vijayanagar
Rulers and the later kings of Mysore. Hastakalaramam Papanasanam, Akasganga,
Gogarbham, Shilathoranam, View Point, S.V. Museum are the other places worth
seeing at Tirumala. Kapilatheetham, Hare Rama Hare Kishna Mandir, Regional
Science Centre, S.V.Zoological Park, Srinivasa Mangapuram, Kalyani Dam,
Chandragiri Fort, Tiruchanur, Govindaraja Swamy Temple are the other places
worth seeing in and around Tirupathi.
Places of Tourist Interest
Kapilatheertham:
A sacred Tank a mile and a half distant from Tirupati, where Lord Shiva
is said to have blessed Sage Kapila with a vision of himself and his concert.
Govindaraja Sway Temple:
The temple is dedicated to Govindaraja Perumal in contradistinction of
the Venkatachalapathi shrine at the top of the hill. There is also a tower
called Galigopuram, which is very famous. There are shrines of Sri Andal,
Sri Parthasarathy and Sri Venkateswara in the temple.
Sri Kondandarama Swamy Temple
This temple is dedicated to Sri Rama is situated with n a distance of
about a kilometer from Tirupati railway station. This temple was built
to commemorate the visit of Sri Rama, Laksmana and Sita to Tirupati, while
returning from Lanka.
Regional Science Center
The Regional Science Center is established by the Central Government for
the benefit of School Children in particular and public in general to
create the awareness about the scientific procedures and importance of
Science education to human life. The Science Center conducts different
Programmes for Teachers and Students regularly to improve the quality
of Science Education. The Science Center also conducts science Exhibitions
at least once a quarter, where in, they propagate the recent innovations
in Science and Technology and provide guidance to the teachers in exploring
the locally available resources and improvisations to make their Class
room teaching effective.
S.V.Zoological Park
The changed concept of exhibiting wild animals in cramped cages to that
of vast natural and simulated enclosures, has established the zoological
Parks world over as centers of wild life conservations and environmental
education in addition to research and recreation. The Andhra Pradesh Forest
department which had two of India's Best Zoos to its credit at Hyderabad
and Visakhapatnam, has set up its third venture at Tirupati, the abode of
Lord Venkateswara, with a daily visitation of about fifty thousand people
from all corners of the Country and a number of Academic and Professional
Educational Institutions, Ideally suited to achieve the objectives of an
ideal Zoological Park, named as Sri Venkateswara Zoological Park extending
an area of 5532 acres.
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