What are other places to visit near tirupati?
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I am planning to visit tirupati balaji temple this december with my family but I also want to visit other places, s can you please tell me what are the places ,(not necessarily temple) can be anything,to visit near tirupati or in chittoor or places near chittoor as I will be coming from very far place i.e. delhi so I was thinking to visit more places instead. Please help. Also, I want to know from anyone of you who visited tirupati balaji temple that is your wish really granted watever you wish there as I have heard from many people that your wish is granted and once it is you have to again come there after cutting all your hairs?? Any advice for me as in anything i should not take with me or how costly is it to live there in tirupati how much cash should I take with me?
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Answer:
Friend, Tirupati is a famous spiritual and educational centre in Andhra Pradesh, BHAGAWAAN BAALAJI (Srn eenivaasudu) is world famous .The Seven Hills are reverberating with GOVINDA naamam .People , devotees , will be going bu foot 24 hours and there are good provisions made enroute 14 KM walking road.There is Shade and Lighting and Water and Snacks and resting places . After going uphills, there good provisions for accommodation and food.You can choose the pooja you want to attend and pay the charges and obtain ticket,but please do not approach middle men (brokers) , You have to take a dip in Swamy puskarini ( water tank before Temple ) and then after first see Varaaha swamy .then after you may go in observing the excellent architecture , and see BAALAJI .see HIM WITH EYES OPEN,....pray and submit your wish to HIM in mind.It sure will happen. See the temple inside .There is SHILAA TORANAM THAT IS SAID TO BE MILLION YERAS OLD.See it. Next , the Sree Venkateswara University Complex in Tirupati is worth seeing. There is Alivel Mangaapuram , very near and you have buses and taxis etc running frequently.visit the Padmaavati Maata temple. Near by , at a distance of abot 70 km you have KAANI PAAKAM where there is a FAMOUS VINAAYAKA SWAAMY TEMPLE. The idol here is growing year by year .you can see it. Near kaanipaakam you have at 8 KM distance ARDAGIRI HANUMAAN TEMPLE .A famous one . You have at 40 KM from Tirupati the famous South KAASI , SREE KAALA HAST. In this temple you have Dakshinaa moorthy (facing South), Pataala ganapati (facing north) , Lord Shiva ( Vaayu lingam) facing West and Gnaana Prasuunaaba , Parvati , facing east. Here in this temple you can see Shiva Lingams that were that were built by Shankaracharya, markandeya Maharshi, and several famous maharshis and also sahasra lingam. Here the lamps in Garbha Gudi ( sanctum sanctorum)....though there is NO AIR INSIDE WHICH IS MOVING THE LAMPS WILL BE MOVINGS(THE FLAME I MEAN).This is Vaayu lingam.see it. If you have time near by towards putoor , you have Vara Siddhi vinaayaka temple and a very big NAVAGRAHA TEPLE WHERE EVERY GRAHAM IS WITH HIS CONSORT.,AND PLANT. There is good museum too you can see. According to time available and your taste you have many places around there . have a NICE TRIP. May BALAJI BLESS YOU WITH HIS CHOICEST BLESSINGS.
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very near to thirupathi , there is a temple called alumelumanga temple (wife of lord venkateswara/ balaji) which is a must visit and is 5 to 6 km away from thirupathi busstand , you get plenty of buses, autos , share autos, vans, jeeps frequenting to this place , you can talk to them for up and down trip next , in thirupathi you have to visit govinda varadaraja swamy you also make a visit to papanasanam , a very small waterfall , bathing in this falls remove all your papas(sins , papanasanam= destroyer of sins) thirupathi: you can opt for SRINIVASAM in thirupathi or reach thirumala where you can get rooms amount ranging from 50 to 500/- a day darshan : free darshan (time consuming, depending on the crowd on that particular day you may have to stand in queue for 3 to 12 hours) or you can buy ticket worth Rs 300/- per head which is known as special darshan , it takes less time for darshan ( if free darshan take 6 hours this paid darshan may take 3 hrs) once you compete sribalaji darshan you can visit alumelmangapuram and other temples around as above and also kalahasthi temple .,It is one of the most famous Shiva temples in South India, Sri Kalahasti temple, situated 36 km away from Tirupati is famous for its Vayu deva temple, which is the only shrine for the God of Wind in India. Constructed in the 12th century by the Chola king, Rajendra Chola, Vayu is incarnated as Lord Shiva and worshipped as Kalahasteeswara This temple is considered as the Kailash of the South or Dakshin Kailash. also Sri Kalahasti is named after the staunch devotees of Lord Shiva. They were the Spider (Sri), the Serpent (Kala) and the Elephant (Hasti) kalahasthi is also famous for rahu, ketu grahas you can also visit kanipakam lord ganesha ( swayambhu= teh idol incarnated on its own) the idol is always in water Srikalahasti the Temple town of Sri Mallikarjuna is about 130kms from Kanipakam. Once you come out of the town follow the road towards Sri Kalahasti Railway station onto Renigunta Via Erpedu. From Renigunta proceed onto tirupathi and take the road via Vaikuntapurm, The temple is just 70kms from Tirupati and can be easily reached by car. A drive through the ghat road and the petty villages definitely serves the best option to reach here. or if you want to travel form thirupathi The temple is just 70kms from Tirupati and can be easily reached by car. A drive through the ghat road and the petty villages definitely serves the best option to reach here.
S A Ayala
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