Tirupati is a major pilgrimage and cultural city in the Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh. It is located at the foothills of the Eastern Ghats in Andhra Pradesh, at a distance of 349 kilometres (217 mi) from Vijayawada, 150 kilometres (93 mi) from Chennai, 250 kilometres (160 mi) from Bengaluru and 550 kilometres (340 mi) from Hyderabad. It is one of the richest pilgrimage cities of any religious faith in the world.
Tirupati is famous for Venkateswara Swamy temple dedicated to God Venkateswara, located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north west of Tirupati in the Tirumala hills at an elevation of 853 metres (2,799 ft). One of the most important pilgrimage centers in the world, the temple draws millions of pilgrims and is the busiest pilgrimage center in the world.
It is the richest temple in the world in terms of donations received and wealth, and the most-visited place of worship in the world. The temple is visited by about 100,000 to 200,000 pilgrims daily (30 to 40 million people annually on average), while on special occasions and festivals, like the annual Brahmotsavam, Weekends, Holidays, the number of pilgrims shoots up to 10,000,000, making it the most-visited holy place in the world.Tirupati has several temples and is a major economical and educational hub in the southern region of the state.
The word Tirupati is derived from both Telugu and Tamil. Pati means husband and is used here as Pati of his Pathni Sri Lakshmi devi. Tiru means 'holy' or 'sacred'.
Vaishnavites wear thirunamam on their body, which represents the lord's sign. Later it eventually attracted many Vaishnavites who formalized the temple affairs. Tamil saint Ramanujacharya, a Tamil Vaishnavite, has aggregated and started Shri Vaishnavites settlement around the Govindarajaswamy temple in the city in the 11th century. He also regularized the pujas according to aagama saastras and named the mountain as Tirumala. Tiru means holy and mala means hill.
Tirupati is famous for Venkateswara Swamy temple dedicated to God Venkateswara, located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north west of Tirupati in the Tirumala hills at an elevation of 853 metres (2,799 ft). One of the most important pilgrimage centers in the world, the temple draws millions of pilgrims and is the busiest pilgrimage center in the world.
It is the richest temple in the world in terms of donations received and wealth, and the most-visited place of worship in the world. The temple is visited by about 100,000 to 200,000 pilgrims daily (30 to 40 million people annually on average), while on special occasions and festivals, like the annual Brahmotsavam, Weekends, Holidays, the number of pilgrims shoots up to 10,000,000, making it the most-visited holy place in the world.Tirupati has several temples and is a major economical and educational hub in the southern region of the state.
The word Tirupati is derived from both Telugu and Tamil. Pati means husband and is used here as Pati of his Pathni Sri Lakshmi devi. Tiru means 'holy' or 'sacred'.
Vaishnavites wear thirunamam on their body, which represents the lord's sign. Later it eventually attracted many Vaishnavites who formalized the temple affairs. Tamil saint Ramanujacharya, a Tamil Vaishnavite, has aggregated and started Shri Vaishnavites settlement around the Govindarajaswamy temple in the city in the 11th century. He also regularized the pujas according to aagama saastras and named the mountain as Tirumala. Tiru means holy and mala means hill.
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