Located at the foothills of the ‘Tirumalai’ hills in the Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh, the sacred town of ‘Tirupati’ is an important pilgrimage center for the Hindu pilgrims. A visit to this sacred town will give you the mesmerizing view of some of the most famous Hindu temples in the world. However, the place is also home to some magnificent – naturally gifted locations that you wouldn’t want to miss.
Arguably, the biggest attraction of Tirupati is the Sri Venkateshwara Temple. The temple, which is located at the hilltop of the Tirumala hills, is one of the richest temples in the world. Dedicated to lord Vishnu, the temple will give you a fantastic view of the Dravidian architecture and the idol of the lord, which is completely made out of pure gold, is sure to woo anyone, who visits the temple. Well, the ‘Tirupati Balaji Temple’ is just the starting point of similar great temples in Tirupati and you can surely catch ‘Sri Govindrajaswamy Temple’ that is believed to be sanctified by Saint Ramanuracharya in the year of 1130. Again dedicated to Lord Vishnu – or to be precise, the incarnation of him – Lord Krishna, the temple attracts huge number of devotees across the world. Well, within the premise of this temple, you can have a look at some other temples such as Sri Andal, Sri Parthasarathy and Sri Venkateswara.
In the pursuit of completing pilgrim tourism, you ought to have a bigger number of religious places in your list. The case is quite interesting with the place ‘Tirupati’ as the place offers you many more interesting as well as famous temples in the form of ‘Sri Kapileswaraswami Temple’, ‘Sri Kodandaramaswami Temple’, ‘Sri Kalyana Venkateswaraswami Temple’ etc. All these temples boast a rich tradition and a history that even goes past to the 10th century. However, another important temple that you will not miss during your trip to Tirupati is ‘Tiruchanur’. Located at a distance of just over 5 km from the main city, it is a popular belief that your journey to Tirupati is incomplete without a visit to the home temple of ‘Sri Padmavathi Devi’. The temple, like all other temples that we mentioned in Tirupati earlier, is famous for the practice of cutting down their hair that is believed to be the way of showing respect to the god.
Apart from the religious tourism aspects, the place of ‘Tirupati’ as we mentioned earlier, is a great spot for general tourism purposes as well. Out of the many such places in and around Tirupati, ‘Chandragiri Fort’ is a nice option and is located at a distance of just over 11 km from Tirupati. Built at an elevated rock, which stands at a height of over 180 meters, attracts a great deal of people for the beautiful structure of the fort and the palaces there as well. Located at the Southwest border of Andhra Pradesh, ‘Horsley Hills’ is a fascinating hill station. The hill station, which stands at a height of over 1200 meters above the sea level, is surrounded by some great view of the valleys that is covered with plants such as teak, mango, sandalwood and eucalyptus. No natural lovers will miss the view of ‘Kailasakona Waterfalls’, which is located in the ‘Nagary Valley’. It is also a short drive away from Tirupati.
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