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Tirupati Balaji Temple

History of Tirupati Temple Tirupati Balaji & Goddess Laxmi

Tirupati Balaji Temple is one of the largest and ancient temples in the world. It is located in chittoor district in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. The temple is dedicated to Lord Venkateshwara (incarnation of God Vishnu). It is believed that in this Kali Yuga, one can get mukti only by worshipping Lord Venkateswara in tirupati. It’s importance because of the richest temple in the world. Here we can see that the black idol of God Balaji with 2 meters high, covered in gold jewellery and previous ornaments. All the activities of the temple are handled by TTD management. During the Brahmotsavam festival, there are many religious programmes organized by TTD in the main temple. In this time people came here to see the festival from all over India as well as Outside the India. In tirumala- tirupati, all the facilities for devotees are arranged by Tirumala tirupati devsthanam.

Tirupati Balaji temple is located in chittoor district. Though Chittoor is the district capital and houses many of district level government institutions, Tirupati holds the major economical activities of the district. The main temple of God Balaji is situated at tirumala hills. Tirumala hills are just 22 km away from tirupati city. It is very easy to go to tirumala from tirupati.  

There is regular buses ply between Tirupati and Tirumala with as frequent as one bus in every 2-3 minutes from 3.00 am to 11.00 pm daily. The bus facility is provided by Tirumala Tirupati Devsthanam (T.T.D.) and Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC). The bus journey from tirupati to tirumala hill is not a so long, it is near about 45 minutes. Bus fare is Rs. 12.00 per head for ordinary bus and Rs. 15.00 per head for express.

The bus ticket facility is provided to the passengers that they can take bus ticket easily. Passengers can also save their time by taking their Tirumala- Tirupati return tickets at Tirupati itself. Pilgrims can use this ticket up to three days from the date of purchase and ticket-holders can board any of the APSRTC buses returning to Tirupati within these three days. During the any special occasion, like Brahmotsavam and new years day, buses ply 24 hours between Tirupati and tirumala with a as frequent as one bus in every 2-3 minutes.

For the convenience of visitors, APSRTC provides contract bus service also. Visitors can be hired for Rs. 900. Seating capacity of bus is 45 passengers. Advance booking facility is also available here. For the safe journey to tirumala, it is advised to the pilgrims that they travel by APSRTC buses only. If pilgrims are using their own vehicle, do negotiate the hair-pin bends on the ghat roads carefully. There are four bus stations at tirupati. These bus stations are situated in different corners of the town.
The Tirupati Balaji temple which lies on the Tirumala hill town of Tirupati lying in the Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh, India is one of the richest and biggest gold reserve centers of the world. The temple is so popular that thousands of people visit it just for a little glance of the god 'Venkatesh' who is also known as 'Balaji' who is an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. Almost each and every devotee who visits this temple donates something to the temple in the form of cash, gold, diamonds, ornaments, jewellery, precious and valuable items in the temple 'hundi'. Thus there is a particular department of temple handling this and big machines are installed in the temple to collect and track donations from the devotees.

Donating hair in Tirupati is considered as a goodwill and thus the place is one of the biggest suppliers of hair for cosmetic and other purposes. It is expected by experts the temple has such a vast collection of gold that if its gold comes in the market then the price of gold and silver will seriously thrash down! It is estimated that the annual gold offerings associated with the Tirupati Balaji temple are over 3000 Kg per year. In a current survey, the annual income of The Venkateshwara Temple was estimated to be around Rs 700 crore and this figure includes Rs 150 Crore made by selling the 'quick darshan' that VIP passes of entering the temple which gives a speedy entry to the shrine of Lord Balaji or Venkateshwara. Thus, making it the richest pilgrimage temple of all over the world.

 Apart from this the dome of the temple is majorly made up of Gold cover and 7 pure gold urns are established on the top of the two temple sub structures. The shrine of Lord Venkateshwara is daily decorated with gold and diamond studded clothes, ornaments and belt. Truly this Indian temple is one of the biggest and richest gold reserves of the world. Have a look at its photos to know about it's grandness.


The Tirupati Balaji temple which lies on the Tirumala hill town of Tirupati lying in the Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh, India is one of the richest and biggest gold reserve centers of the world. The temple is so popular that thousands of people visit it just for a little glance of the god 'Venkatesh' who is also known as 'Balaji' who is an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. Almost each and every devotee who visits this temple donates something to the temple in the form of cash, gold, diamonds, ornaments, jewellery, precious and valuable items in the temple 'hundi'. Thus there is a particular department of temple handling this and big machines are installed in the temple to collect and track donations from the devotees.

Donating hair in Tirupati is considered as a goodwill and thus the place is one of the biggest suppliers of hair for cosmetic and other purposes. It is expected by experts the temple has such a vast collection of gold that if its gold comes in the market then the price of gold and silver will seriously thrash down! It is estimated that the annual gold offerings associated with the Tirupati Balaji temple are over 3000 Kg per year. In a current survey, the annual income of The Venkateshwara Temple was estimated to be around Rs 700 crore and this figure includes Rs 150 Crore made by selling the 'quick darshan' that VIP passes of entering the temple which gives a speedy entry to the shrine of Lord Balaji or Venkateshwara. Thus, making it the richest pilgrimage temple of all over the world.

 Apart from this the dome of the temple is majorly made up of Gold cover and 7 pure gold urns are established on the top of the two temple sub structures. The shrine of Lord Venkateshwara is daily decorated with gold and diamond studded clothes, ornaments and belt. Truly this Indian temple is one of the biggest and richest gold reserves of the world. Have a look at its photos to know about it's grandness.

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