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Arjitha Vasanthotsavam – Seva to celebrate spring season

Arjitha Vasanthotsavam is an yearly Seva celebrated in Tirumala to commemorate the arrival of spring season. Vasanthotsavam is actually the combination of 2 words – “Vasantha” (Spring season in Sanskrit language) and “Utsavam” (festival in Sanskrit language).So it simply means a Puja performed in order to welcome spring. The festival is celebrated on the three [...]

18May2011 | | Comments Off | Continued
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Pushpa Pallaki An annual festival in Tirumala in the month of July

Pushpa Pallaki is an annual festival celebrated in Tirumala in the month of July.As per the tradition followed by the Devasthanam; temple financial records begin from Dakshinayana in July. Anivara Asthanam, the grand durbar festival of Lord Venkateswara, is commemorated on that day . On this day the previous year’s account are submitted to the [...]

4Mar2011 | | Comments Off | Continued
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Teppotsavam, also known as ‘Boat Festival’ or ‘Float Festival’ in phagun maas (Holi)

Teppotsavam, also known as ‘Boat Festival’ or ‘Float Festival’, is performed in temples where the festival images of deities are taken in demonstration in a float (Teppam), in the temple tank, together with chanting of hymns and the playing of music. It is celebrated for consecutive five days. Every year during Phalguna full moon day, [...]

12Jan2011 | | Comments Off | Continued
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Latest news on The Annual Brahmotsavams of Srivari Temple Tirumala

Tirumala- July -30 The Annual Brahmotsavams of Srivari Temple Tirumala will be conducted from 11-09-2010 to 19-09-2010 and also Navarathri Brahmotsavams will be conducted from 08-10-2010 to 16-10-2010.  The following are the Brahmotsavam programme as per TTD Panchangam. UPDATE – All Arjita sevas at Lord Venkaeswara temple, Tirumala and advance reservation of accommodations at Tirumala shrine [...]

16Aug2010 | | 33 comments | Continued
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Thomala Seva

There are several customs and traditions that are followed at Tirupati for the lord Venkateshwara. A lot of Sevas are done in order to serve the lord at variable timings. Flowers and garlands are said to have spiritual powers. Therefore, to serve the lord, Tomala seva is performed in Tirupati. This is a daily seva [...]

26Jun2010 | | 67 comments | Continued
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Divya Darshans

Locate on the seventh hill of the Tirumala hills, the Tirupati temple is a beautifully carved structure which is also one of the most believed temples in the world. There are many tourists and pilgrims that come from far away to seek Darshans of the sacred lord Venkateshwara. It is not a surprise that the [...]

31May2010 | | 10 comments | Continued
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Special Darshans at Tirupati

Holiday season is catching fire and so is the rush at various hill stations and pilgrimages. One such pilgrimage that is experiencing a huge rush is Tirumala Tirupati. The Tirupati temple is located 64 kms away from the Chitoor district of Andhra Pradesh. The temple is a highly worshipped and believed temple all over the [...]

22May2010 | | 39 comments | Continued
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Sudarsanam token counters and Sudarsanam token booking

Due to heavy crowds in Tirupati, the devotees had to wait a lot for seeking Darshans of Lord Venkateshwara. Devotees even had to wait even for some couple of hours in the Venkateshwara queue complex to seek Darshans. In order to overcome this big inconvenience caused to the devotees, TTD online booking started Sudarshan Token [...]

7May2010 | | 181 comments | Continued
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Seegra Darshan Tirupati

There has always been huge crowd of people in Tirupati. People from all over the world come to have Darshans of Lord Venkateshwara. There are various types of Darshan facilities which have been started by ttd, (a board that manages the work related to the Tirupati temple) to facilitate smooth functioning at the Tirupati temple. [...]

1May2010 | | 196 comments | Continued
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Venkateshwara or Vaikuntam Queue Complex

To avoid the huge crowding of people in the Tirupati temple, TTD i.e. the board that manages all the work related to the Tirupati temple has arranged many types of Darshan for the pilgrims to have Darshans of the lord Venkateshwara. Some of these Darshans are paid while some are unpaid Darshans. The Darshan timings [...]

23Apr2010 | | 2 comments | Continued
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Sri Varahswami Temple in Tirumala

Tirumala Tirupati is visited by zillions of pilgrims every year. The main temple in Tirupati is Sri Venkateshwara Temple. Apart from this there are several other temples in Tirupati that also hold equal importance. One such temple is Sri Varahaswami Temple. This temple is located in Tirumala, to the north of Sri Venkateshwara temple, on [...]

14Apr2010 | | 6 comments | Continued
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Tirumala Tirupati temples

Tirumala Tirupati is a place of positive energy and tranquil environment. Being visited by zillions of devotees every year, Tirupati is the place crowded with aspiring devotees all through the year. Though every day in Tirupati is celebrated and hectic but the crowd becomes uncontrollable in the festive season. Over 1 million devotees visit Tirupati [...]

9Apr2010 | | 6 comments | Continued
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Online Tirumala Hotel booking

Tirumala has number of hotels ranging from 2 star to 4 star and various other facilities are provided. Choose from your choice of Tirumala hotels listed below and book online now. Normally all hotels in Tirumala are Government approved and have basic facilities like swimming pool, travel desk, cctv, doctor on call, money exchanger etc. [...]

2Apr2010 | | 19 comments | Continued
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In and around places in Tirupati Srikalahasti

Zillions of pilgrims visit Tirupati every year and offer their vows to lord Venkateshwara. Tirumala Tirupati is situated in the Chitoor district of Andhra Pradesh. There are many good and beautiful places such as temples, lakes, etc around Tirupati that the tourists can visit. These places around Tirupati are very charming and tourists often like [...]

30Mar2010 | | Comments Off | Continued
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Bus from Coimbatore to Tirupathi

Coimbatore is a fantabulous place located in South India. Also called as the Manchester of South, Coimbatore is the home for many flourishing industries of India such as textile, automobiles, etc. It is a major city in Tamil Nadu and hence is well connected with very good roads, railways and airways to all the major [...]

22Mar2010 | | 4 comments | Continued
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