Things to know Before & Prerequisites Apps
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Tirumala and Tirupathi are different places. Tirmula is located on up hill which is main temple and Tirupathi is located at near Tirupathi Railway Station which is in city.
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Pilgrims who can go by walk to up hill(Tirumala) they can take 3550 steps of road path where they will get a dharsan token, But still Dharsan timing will be as like as free dharsan.
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Senior citizen tickets will be available in Online booking.
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To avail dharsan from 1st door near to front of Lord Venkateswara Swamy, Lucky dip will be available at CRO office Tirupathi or online in website, Have to go office with Aadhaar card to get actual tickets, its based on luck .
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In Tirumala(Main Temple on Hill) no Private Accommodation will be there only government TTD Rooms will be there which can be booked from below booking section.
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Before booking online get ready with Aadhar Card Number's(for Indians) or Passport Number(for foreigners) of all people who needs Special ticket booking.
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Should carry Orignal Aadhar Card(for Indians) or Orignal Passport(for foreigners) of all people who needs to go to Tirumala Main Temple uphill to avail dharshan of Lord venkateswara
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In Tirumala(Main Temple on Hill) no Private Accommodation will be there only government TTD Rooms will be there which can be booked from below booking section.
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Ticket & Room Bookings
There is a Free darshan(visit) queue which takes more than 9 hours to complete darshan, who doesnt needs a Special ticket booking.
Bookings for Special Entry Darshan(Visit) Rs.300, Rs.500
Skipping long queues, wait time is
3 hours approx in
queues.
People who will go to dharshan for this ticket should mandatory wear
Dhothi(which will be sold at temple entry).
Open below link and click on
'Special Entry Darshan' in pilgrim services -> Login ->
Book.
Online
Booking
For Rs.500 booking Open this
Online
Booking Link
Bookings for Rooms Tirmula & Tirupathi (Rs.50, Rs.100, Rs.1000)
You should book early
before they are sold out
Bookings will be open 2 months before. Open below link and click on
'Accommodation' in
pilgrim services -> Login -> Book.
Online Booking
Bookings for Laddu
You can book laddu while booking special entry darshan one laddu
will be free with one ticket additional laddu's can be added at a cost of Rs.50.
Transportation
- Transport from Tirupathi Railway Station to Tirumala🛕
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Easiest way to reach Tirupathi is Indian Railway Train or Private Travel Bus or Tirupathi international AirportTirumala : Located on 7 uphills can go by bus from Tirupathi Railway Station or with own transport and fare is Rs.70/- to reach uphill or you can hire Jeeps near railway station costs Rs.1000
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Transport to Tirumala Uphill Morning 4am to Night 12am
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Top places to visit
Tirumala🛕, Tirupathi🛕
In Tirumala
Papavinasinam, Silathoranam, Talakona Water Falls, Akasha Ganga and
Rock Garden
In Tirupathi
Govindarju Swamy Temple, Padmavathi Temple
Places away from Tirupathi near to visit
Srikalahasti(Vayu Lingam), Arunachalam
(Agni lingam), Vellore Golden Temple
Discover the ultimate Tirupathi
All the places mentioned below are extra places its upto your choice to whether to visit or not
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Srikalahasti(famous for the Sri Kalahasteeswara Temple and the ancient textile painting art of Kalamkari) takes 1hr from Tirupathi located at 37 km.
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Arunachalam 338km from Tirupathi by Bus(Rs.450) or with own transport.
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Vellore Golden Temple The distance from Tirupati to Vellore golden temple comes around 130 km
✨Interesting Facts
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Temple of Lord Venkateswara was built by Thondaiman King and reformed periodically by Cholas, Pandyas and Vijayanagar... The Temple is constructed in South Indian architecture and is believed to be constructed over a period of time starting from 300 CE.
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The estimated jewels of Balaji is 1000 crores.There is neither place nor time to decorate his jewels on him.These jewels are very old and highly precious.
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The name Venkateswara means 'the god who destroys our sins'. There is real hair on the main idol of Venkateshwara Swamy. They say that this hair never tangles and is silky smooth always.
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No matter how many times, the back of Swamy is dried, it remains wet always. If you carefully keep your ear and listen against Swamy’s back, sound of an ocean is heard.
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The lights (deepa) lighted in front of the Swamy is said to be lit since thousands of years. And no one exactly knows since when these lights are lit.
Food🍽️
All the Restaurants or food mentioned below are based on our experience still you can explore on our own.
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In Tirumala Manchurian Fried Rice is famous
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In Tirupathi free food will be given(Breakfast & Meals) at Tarigonda Vengamamaba Anna Prasadham Kendram, Near Nandakam Guest House will serve food to lakhs of people daily... from 10:30AM to 4PM and 5PM to 10:30PM.
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Suggested Restaurants🥘in Tirumala: Sarangi, Sri Balaji Bhavan near Kousthabham Guest House
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Note: No Non-Veg should be taken to Tirumala and no one will sell on hill only Pure Veg will be available.
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