Location: Tirupati
Top Things to do in Tirupati
Top 10 Nature & Parks in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh
The holy city of Tirupati draws tourists and religious pilgrims alike, who flock to the Ancient Lord Venkateswara Temple, known for its elaborate Dravidian style and gold-plated cupola. Prayers are offered daily at this popular temple, which sits high in the Tirumala hills. Several other temples dot the town, and the lush countryside contains numerous waterfalls. Tirupati is also home to a rare, naturally-occurring pre-Jurassic stone arch that is 25 feet long and 10 feet high, one of only three of these geological features in the world.
Restaurants in Tirupati
1. Divyaramam Park
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 5 reviews
2. Rock Garden
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 45 reviews
Reviewed By curatorofmemories - Hyderabad, India
One of the few, REAL rock gardens in country, it has fine specimens of rocks from Archean granite and Proterozoic Nagri Quartzite period. The entire area is beautifully landscaped and you can spend some time strolling looking in awe at the natural beauty. The famous rock arch is part of the rock garden All the six locations can be visited in under three hours. You start from – SriVari Padalu. Then return back to Silathoranam. The Rock garden and Chakra Theertham is located within the same complex. From here you go straight to Papavinasanam. On way back you can visit Akash ganga and stop for some time on the Gogarbham dam bridge. You will be travelling a maximum distance of 25 kms.
3. Japali Teertham
4. TTD Gardens
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 42 reviews
K.T. Road
Reviewed By Yashi_chethan
Is it mandatory to carry aadhar card or copy of aadhar should be fine? If not aadhar can we take pan card for darshan? This is a 300 darshan. Please help me on appropriate answer. Thanks
5. Tumbhuru Teertham
6. Silathoranam
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 79 reviews
Reviewed By curatorofmemories - Hyderabad, India
This notified National Geo-heritage Monument is a distinctive geological feature. The arch is also called Silathoranam in the local language (Telugu language: sila means ‘rock’ and thoranam means a garland strung over a threshold, connecting two vertical columns or an ‘arch’ as in this case). The arch is naturally formed in the quartzites of Cuddapah Supergroup of Middle to Upper Proterozoic (1600 to 570 Ma) due to natural erosive forces. In the 1980s, during excavations for a geological fault in the Tirumala hills, geologists found this rare geological formation of the rock arch which has two dissimilar sets of rocks with a connecting thin link. The assessed geological age of the rock arch is 2.5 million years. Formation of the arch is attributed to intensified weathering and erosion of stream action that has withstood the torque of nature. This is a rare geological fault which is technically called in the geological idiom as ‘Eparchaean Unconformity. Only two more such arch exists in the world- The rainbow arch in Utah and the arch cut through den radiant quartzite of UK. According to local belief Lord Vishnu is supposed to have put his first foot down at a place called Sreevari padalu, the divine foot prints which is the highest point of Tirumala hills, the second step at the location of the arch. Thereafter, the next step is stated to have been placed where his idol is now worshipped in the temple at Tirumala. All the six locations can be visited in under three hours. You start from – Srivari Padalu. Then return back to Silathoranam. The Rock garden and Chakra Theertham is located within the same complex. From here you go straight to Papavinasanam. On way back you can visit Akash ganga and stop for some time on the Gogarbham dam bridge. You will be travelling a maximum distance of 25 kms.
7. Talakona Waterfall
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 113 reviews
With a 270ft-fall, Talakona is the highest waterfall in the Andhra pradesh state.
Reviewed By DrValliappan - Coimbatore, India
This water fall is situated, about 3 hours by road from Chennai, with about 1.5 KM trek up the hill, almost near Tirupati. Virgin forest and travel by two wheeler and trekking is very popular. Absolute silence and sin set or sunrise can be excellent time. The falls shimmers down like Silver Cascade.
8. Chakra Teertham
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 20 reviews
Reviewed By WVR7933
This Chakra Theertham is located just near to Sila Thoranam and may be 2 to 3 Kms from Tirumala Shrine. This place houses Swayambu Lingam. It is believed that Lord Brahma wished to observe Penance and to clean this place.Lord Vishnu Plunged the Sudarshana Chakram. The Sudarshana Chakram fell in to a place which later came to be known as Chakra Theertham. Taking bath in this pond, is believed to wash your sins. Good number of devotees take bath in this pond. You can reach this Chakra Theertham by cab/Jeep. Free bus services are also available from Tirumala Bus Stand to this place.
9. Papa Vinasanam Dam
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 15 reviews
