... sanctum, it looks like a Japanese subway train at rush hour. Full rugby scrum. People increasingly yell "Govinda!" The fervor mounts. Temple assistants herd people through and shove along the folks who try and stop. At the apex of the experience, what ...
... Tirupati a sacred pilgrimage site and supposedly one of the most incredible temple for Vishnu (Preserver of the Universe) in India. I heard that Tirupati was the turning point in one's life for whatever that means. Unfortunately I didn't have the time ...
... at 11.00 am. Below is a brief of the temple: Tiruchanoor, also known as Alamelumangapuram, is about 5 km from Tirupati. The temple of Sri Padmavathi Devi, the consort of Lord Sri Venkateswara is situated here. It is said that a visit to ...
From Srikalahasti Temple, we went into Tirupati town to get some lunch. The driver suggested a restaurant at Hotel Mayura which is a 3 star hotel. We arrived here 1.50pm and finished lunch at 2.55pm. Excellent lunch, native of Andhra. I have never tasted ...
... and the site of a famous Shiva temple with magnificent gopurams and is fairly close to the famous hill temple of Lord Venkateshwara at Tirupati, one of the richest and famous temple cities in the world. It is also the origin of the popular ...
... south of the state of Andhra Pradesh to the town of Tirupathi, the springboard to the most visited pilgrimage centre in India if not the world, Venkateshwara temple on the holy hill of Tirumala. It was quite a trip!
It was the usual travel day in ...
Tirupati is a city frequented by millions of Hindus every year. It sits below a mountain on which stands the temple town of Tirumala, which features the Venkateshwara temple, one of the holiest temples for Hindus, in which it is believed ...
God is available everywhere.. every nook and corner.. Thatz why "chikka" tirupati.. ie small tirupati. The place is very close to Bangalore. hardly 40 kms from KR Puram. After some research in web , we started on sunday morning. less traffic .... we ...
... exams. Again there was a delay this time because of the Marwadi group and a Tamil group. They came after an hour. We reached Kizh Tirupati only at 3 pm. We had already booked a ticket from Tirupati to Chennai by train. It was at 5 in the evening. If we ...
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That evening, one of the guys who works at my hotel invited me to go with him to a Diwali service at a Shiva temple. The temple was beautiful and it was packed with everyone dressed in their Saturday best. I was dying to photograph but I was already ...