Tirumala Darshan

Tirumala is a famous Hindu temple of Lord Venkateshawara (Balaji) in chittor district of Andhra Pradesh,India.This temple is also known as Temple of Seven Hills.

Distance from major cities:
It is around 500 km from Hyderabad , 150 km away from Chennai and 250 km away from Bangalore.

Footway to reach Tirumala:
There are two ways to go on foot to Tirumala.One is
Alipiri Footway and the other Srivari mettu Footway.Alipiri footway is around 10kms and is the most used footway.It has around 3350 steps.Srivari mettu is around 3kms and has around 2240 steps.TTD provides free buses to starting point of these places from tirupati bus stand and railway station with a frequency of 30 minutes

Other places to visit:
There are so many other places to visit in tirumala.Among them are Papavinashanam, akashaganga, venu gopala swamy temple, shilathoranam, sri vari padalu.Exept shilathoranam and sri vari metlu RTC provides buses frequently.We can go through these buses or hire a private cab.

Pictures of Tirumala:
To have a look at beautiful pictures and scenaries in tirumala, follow the link below:
http://tirupati-photos.blogspot.com/2009/08/tirumala-photos.html

Important information for new bies:
For darshan:

• Free darshan is available through vaikuntam Q complex 2
• 50 rs sudarshan tickets are available near the RTC bus stop.(Need to wait in queue)
• If yor are going on foot, free tickets are provided to piligrims which has more priority than 50 rs ticket.
• 300rs tickets are also available for seegra darshan(special darshan) where we can enter the queue line directly
• Other seva tickets are also available in tirumala (need to wait in queue)
• If u plan the journey in advance, darshan tickets are available in internet through official ttd websites

For Accomodation:

• Accomodation counters are available in tirumala.During normal days it took 4-5 hrs to get the accomodation.(Single person accomodation is not entertained)
• If you plan in advance, for normal days we can get the accomodation one month in advance through ttd official website
• For simple fresh up, there are lot of guest houses available throughout tirumala

Official website for further information:
For information regarding sevas, sudarshan , accomodation, donations please go through the following official website of TTD
www.ttdsevaonline.com