All About Tirumala
About the place and Geological location
Tirumala Venkateswara Temple is a magnificent temple of Lord Venkateswara (also known as Balaji, Vishnu, Govinda and Srinivasa). Nested in the town Tirumala, near Tirupati in the Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh, India. Venkatadri, one of the seven hills of Tirumala, holds the articulately carved temple and so it is also known as the Temple of Seven Hills. The word “tirupati”, means the lord of “Lakshmi”. It is located 580 kilometers south of state capital, Hyderabad , about 200 kilometers from Bangalore and 157 kilometers (98 mi) North West of Chennai. The temple is known to be the most riches places of worship in the world. About 3 to 4 crore people annually visit the temple, while on special occasions and festivals, like the annual Brahmotsavam, the number of believers rises to a whopping 500,000 daily, making it the most visited holy place in the world.
History
According to legend, the temple has a murti(deity) of Lord Venkateswara, believed to have resided there for the entire Kali Yuga.
The Vijayanagara emperors loaded the temple with a huge amount of diamonds and gold. The coronation ceremonies of the emperors were also held at Tirupati. In 1517, Krishnadevaraya, on one of his many visits to the temple, donated gold and jewels, enabling the Vimana (inner shrine) roofing to be gilded. The Maratha general Raghoji Bhonsle visited the temple and set up a permanent administration for the conduct of worship in the temple. Among the later rulers who endowed large benefactions were the rulers of Mysore and Gadwal.
In 1843, with the coming of the East-India Company, the administration of the Sri Venkateswara Temple and a number of shrines was entrusted to Seva Dossji of the Hathiramji Mutt at Tirumala as Vicaranakarta for nearly a century until 1932, when Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) was established as a result of the TTD Act, 1932.
Maintenance
The tirupati temple has possibly has the most immaculately
Tirumala Venkateswara Temple is a magnificent temple of Lord Venkateswara (also known as Balaji, Vishnu, Govinda and Srinivasa). Nested in the town Tirumala, near Tirupati in the Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh, India. Venkatadri, one of the seven hills of Tirumala, holds the articulately carved temple and so it is also known as the Temple of Seven Hills. The word “tirupati”, means the lord of “Lakshmi”. It is located 580 kilometers south of state capital, Hyderabad , about 200 kilometers from Bangalore and 157 kilometers (98 mi) North West of Chennai. The temple is known to be the most riches places of worship in the world. About 3 to 4 crore people annually visit the temple, while on special occasions and festivals, like the annual Brahmotsavam, the number of believers rises to a whopping 500,000 daily, making it the most visited holy place in the world.
History
According to legend, the temple has a murti(deity) of Lord Venkateswara, believed to have resided there for the entire Kali Yuga.
The Vijayanagara emperors loaded the temple with a huge amount of diamonds and gold. The coronation ceremonies of the emperors were also held at Tirupati. In 1517, Krishnadevaraya, on one of his many visits to the temple, donated gold and jewels, enabling the Vimana (inner shrine) roofing to be gilded. The Maratha general Raghoji Bhonsle visited the temple and set up a permanent administration for the conduct of worship in the temple. Among the later rulers who endowed large benefactions were the rulers of Mysore and Gadwal.
In 1843, with the coming of the East-India Company, the administration of the Sri Venkateswara Temple and a number of shrines was entrusted to Seva Dossji of the Hathiramji Mutt at Tirumala as Vicaranakarta for nearly a century until 1932, when Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) was established as a result of the TTD Act, 1932.
Maintenance
The tirupati temple has possibly has the most immaculately