INFORMATION ABOUT TIRUPATI

Tirupati is a temple town in Chittoor District in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located at the foot hills of Tirumalai.

The town owes its existence to the sacred temple situated on the Tirumala Hills. Tirumala is the abode of Lord Venkateshwara, one of the Avatars of Lord Vishnu, located atop Seshachala hills often called as "Yaelu Malai" or "Yaedu Kondalu" (seven hills). The temple of Lord Venkateshwara is the richest Hindu temple and the most visited religious center in the world followed by the Vatican[1]. The town is also home to Sri Venkateswara University, one of the three major universities in Andhra Pradesh. Although, Tirupati has been a city for many years, the Andhra Pradesh state government had not recognized it officially until recently. Effective from March 2, 2007, the city is a municipal corporation not a municipality.

TIRUPATI HISTORY

It is believed that it was "Aadi Varaha Kshetra" (the ancient site of Varaha) mentioned in Indian literature dating during the Mauryan and Gupta regimes. The identity of the deity was disputed until Ramanuja, the famous Vaishnava scholar of the 12th century, declared it to be of Vishnu. K. Jamandas argues that the site was originally a Buddhist shrine, though this remains a minority view.

TIRUPATI TOURISM

The Places of Interest and Sight Seeing



• A visit to the Tirumala-Tirupati region :Is an enchanting experience. Nestled in the verdant Eastern Ghats - a mountain range that runs along south-eastern India - the region is a treasure-house of ancient temples, waterfalls and other places of interest.



• Sri Padmavathi Ammavari Temple :Tiruchanoor Sri Govindarajaswami Temple,Tirupati



• Sri Kodandaramaswami Temple :Sri Kapileswaraswami Temple, Tirupati



• Sri Kalyana Venkateswaraswami Temple :Srinivasa Mangapuram Sri Kalyana Venkateswaraswami Temple, Naryanavanam.



• Sri Vedanarayanaswami Temple :Nagalapuram Sri Venugopalaswami Temple, Karvetinagaram



• Sri Prasanna Venkateswaraswami Temple : Appalayagunta Sri Chennakesavaswami Temple, Tallapaka



• Sri Kariyamanikyaswami Temple :Nagiri Sri Annapurna Sameta Kasi Visweswaraswami Temple, Bugga Agraharam .

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