Om Namo Venkatesaya. Om Namo Venkatesaya. Om Namo Venkatesaya.
located at the foot of Seshachalam Hills of Eastern Ghats. One of the prominent pilgrimage places for Hindus. It accounts for around 40 million visits from its devotees over a year.
The history of the temple fall back to 300 AD. However the regulatory body to develop the temple was set up in the 18th century by Raghoji I Bhonsale.
Legends of Tirupati (Check the link to know what makes this place so special).
Planning to visit the temple during Covid.
If you are planning to visit the place but safety is your concern. Then we have this blog for you. It will guide you through the entire journey to reach the place.
If you start your journey from Hyderabad you have three options available to reach the place.
Train transportation.
Airways - Catch a flight
Personal Transport (car, minibus)
Let's see how you can complete this journey using personal transport.
Journey roughly constitutes a drive of 585 km. With an average time of ten-twelve hours with appropriate speed.
During your journey .You are very likely to encounter these six toll plazas.
you can pay the amount at plazas
If You are traveling by train then you have two railway stations at Tirupati.
Tirupati railway station(TPTY)
Renigunta railway station (RU)
Once you reach any of these two railway stations you have multiple options to reach the temple. however, we still recommend you guys checking the prices of travel on Ola, Uber, and other such services as they follow standard rates. As local transportation can quote you higher prices for the same journey.
Pre-booking the special darshan online:
Special darshan is a ticket that can be pre-booked online
The cost of the Ticket is Rs.300/- per pilgrim with Single Laddu free of cost, and booking is open round the clock.
These tickets are open in monthly-wise quota, so the tickets get booked just in hours, it is advised to keep checking the website regularly for the release of quota.
Suggestion: while booking the ticket there is an option of adding pre-booking the number laddus for a pilgrim. It will be easy and fast to collect laddus from the counter after darshan and it helps to save the time not being in the line for a long time.
Break darshan:
The darshan is divided into 3 layers based on the importance of pilgrims they are L1, L2, L3
L1 break darshan Details:
It is for VVIP like Judges, high cadre political leaders, and government officials.
L2 break darshan details :
It is for TTD employees and their family members, VIP's and donors
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L3 break darshan details:
This darshan is given based on recommendation letters
The recommendation can be done by,
MLA, MP, Ministers, and high cadre officials addressing the Executive office or JEO office of TTD.
Did you know ??
Before taking the darshan of Sri Venkateswara Swamy you should visit Varahaswamy Temple. According to the legend, Tirumala was originally called "Adivarahakshetra" (dwelling place of Sri Bhu Varaha Swamy). According to Brahmapurana, it is Lord Sri Bhu Varaha Swamy who granted land to Lord Sri Venkateswara Swamy on his request to reside in the sacred Seven Hills. As a thanksgiving gesture, Lord Sri Venkateswara Swamy had gifted the privilege of first darshan and first naivedyam to Lord Sri Bhu Varaha Swamy. Thus as per the tradition, the pilgrims must pay a visit to Sri Bhu Varaha Swamy before visiting Lord Sri Venkateswara Swamy.
Below are few clicks from my journey.
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