Tirupati Temple of Andhra Pradesh

Posted Date: 15-Oct-2011	Category: Pilgrim Places	Rating:
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Tirupati Temple of Andhra Pradesh is located in the Chittoor district of the state. This temple has the great importance being the richest temple of India. Superb architecture and surrounding decoration attracts most of the visitors towards this place. Read the complete article to get more information about the temple.

About the Tirupati Temple

Tirupati Temple is one of the famous temple in Andhra Pradesh. Tirupati Tirumala Balaji situated on the Tirumala hill on the outskirts of Tirupati in the Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh is the world's richest temple. This ancient temple of Sri Venkateswara, the Lord of Seven Hills, is so called as Tirumala hill is a cluster of seven hills known as Seshachalam or Venkatachalam at an altitude of 2,800 ft above the sea level, famous all over the world as a significant tourists place.

The grand history of the temple is that it is situated here for centuries and is the most attractive place of the pilgrimage and tourism industry of Andhra Pradesh. So this Tirupati Temple is one of the famous tourist place in Andhra PradeshThe Tirumala Temple received generous offerings from the great dynasties like the Pallavas of Kanchipuram, the Cholas of Tanjore, the Pandyas of Madurai and the Kings and chiefs of Vijayanagara and it is a fine example of Dravidian temple architecture.

Tirupati Temple of Andhra Pradesh

The gopuram of the temple is splendid. Today also the elaborated religious services and procedure of worship as stated by the saint Ramanujacharya are followed in the temple. Giving bath to the idol with camphor and the offering of the hair by the pilgrims who visit the place are the most popular and well-known customs of the temple. For the later, licensed barbers are appointed.

The gold-plated 'Vimana' (Cupola) over the sanctum sanctorum is known as 'the Ananda Nilayam'. Along with the idols of the deities, this temple also houses statues of Vijayanagara king Krishnadevaraya and his consorts, and Todarmal, the minister of Akbar. The principal deity, Lord Venkateswara is also known as Venkataramana, Srinivasa and Balaji and is said to have attributes of Vishnu and Shiva, the preserver and the destroyer of the world.

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