Location: Tirupati
Top Things to do in Tirupati
Top 10 Things to do in Tirupati, India
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.
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1. Sri Kalyana Venkateswaraswami Temple
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 139 reviews
Reviewed By Gurumurthy B
This Hindu Vaishnavite temple is located at Srinivasamangapuram which is 12 km from Tirupati ,about half an hour drive from Tirupati.Nice road and a pleasant ride.
There is a beautiful Holy water body facing the temple and one can take a dip also.
The temple is dedicated to Lord Venkateswara, a form of Vishnu and is referred to as Sri Kalyana Venkateswara.
Both married and unmarried seeks blessings ,the married one's for a happy married life and unmarried one's for an ideal life partner.
One can buy tickets for shigra darshan also. Queue is minimum and well organised .
The priests gave us kumkum and yellow colored rice for a happy married life .
Nice place to visit and get blessed.
2. Tirumala Temple
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 2 reviews
Reviewed By SourabhMathur - Bengaluru, India
One advice if you’re planning to visit lord Venkateshwara at Tirumala: plan well in advance and avoid public holidays and weekends. The temple town of Tirumala is located on the hilltop of holy 7 hills, 45 mins drive from Tirupati.
A minimum of 50000 pilgrims visit the shrine everyday and the number goes way higher on festivals like Brahmotsavam.
Book sheeghra darshan tickets worth Rs300 online on TTD’s official website for speedy darshan. Senior citizens, specially abled, kids below 1 with 2 parents are allowed special fast darshan. Footpath pilgrims who trek via Alipiri or Srivari Mettu route are offered super fast DivyaDarshan. The shrine is open for almost 20 hours, depending on the rush.
TTD also provides free to subsidised accommodation, free food, free local transport and many facilities to pilgrims at Tirumala. Book online well in advance.
3. Sri Varahaswami Temple
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 154 reviews
Reviewed By A TripAdvisor Member
I went to the temple. It is very oldest one and is also small one. But there is a big man made pond.I enjoyed very well in the water.
4. Srivari Mettu
Overall Ratings
5 based on 81 reviews
Reviewed By Jayasiva - Chennai (Madras), India
Tiruppathi to Tirumala alternate way of Alipery. You need 2-3 hrs. to reach Tirumala.
Footpath timing: Allow between 6am and 5:30pm
Daily issue 6000 tickets, better start little early to get.
Within few steps they issue ticket, at 1200 step they get biometric and take photo. After few steps they put seal. Before proceeding dharshan you get another sticker and pay for laddu. Then it become valid.
Totally you get three stickers on the ticket. Thru this ticket, free accommodation available.
We got next day dharshan at 10am. Nextday after staying 1:30 hrs in queue complex, another an hour took for dharshan.
While you climbing don't buy any snacks unless sealed, all UNHYGIENIC, spoil your tummy.
Car parking available at Srivarimettu, free luggage transit available.
Free TTD transport available from Tirupati railway station to Srivarimettu, else pay Rs. 800 for cab.
My suggestion is climb from Srivarimettu, return thru Alipery step. you get feeling of real trekking.
5. Sri Padmavathi Ammavari Temple
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 610 reviews
Reviewed By DebduttaGhosh - Kolkata (Calcutta), India
Most worshipers who visit Venkateswara temple in Tirumala would be interested in visiting this temple as well. The temple complex is beautifully decorated and the area is very clean. As it goes with most temples in Tirumala, mobile phones and other electronic equipment are not allowed. Casual dress is however allowed for regular darshan.
6. Sri Govindarajaswami Temple
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 222 reviews
Reviewed By WVR7933 - Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Sri Govindarajaswami Temple is located very near to Tirupati Railway station and it is an ancient Hindu Temple of Lord Vishnu. It is said to be one of the biggest Temple Complex in Chittoor District of Andhra Pradesh. This temple is being administered by Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD). The temple is now under renovation.
The temple is dedicated to Lord Vishnu, here called as Govindarajaswami. The deity is in reclining yoga nidra posturet, Sridevi and Bhudevi the Concerts of Vishnu are in the sitting posture at the foot of Govindarajaswami.
There are many other sub shrines viz. Parthasarathy temple, Kalyana Venkateswara Temple, Pundarika Valli, Andal, Chakrathalwar, Alwars, Lakshmi Narayana Swamy, Anjaneya, Tirumala Nambi, Bhashyakars.
When we were at Tirupati, Teppa Utsavam of this temple was going on... We were exited to see the arrangements made around the tank of this temple ... It was a great occasion and we were very much lucky to worship the God and Goddess.
Please do visit this temple when you are in Tirupati and when you are visiting Tirumala.
7. ISKCON Tirupati
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 245 reviews
Reviewed By y_s_raju - Mumbai, India
We visited ISKCON Tirupati in evening time and trust me the atmosphere made to stay more than an hour. Splendid Architecture, makes this place royal. Chants of LORD KRISHNA made us feel in trance.
Temple premises is superb and priests are quite friendly. We bought GITA and couple of other books from the store. You definitely will fell POWER from WITHIN.
8. Kapila Theertham
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 161 reviews
Reviewed By jbhat2015 - Mangalore, India
A nice place on foots of the Tirumala hills. An old Temple is situated inside the Cave or on the foot of Tirumal Hills. Shree Kapila Maharshi sat here to worship God and the water came flowing down from hills, was told.
Clean fresh running water is emerging from the top of the mountain to this pond. One can take holy dip in the pond.
9. Deer Park
Overall Ratings
4 based on 96 reviews
Reviewed By webgenius_1 - Bengaluru, India
One can see this Deer park while going down to Tirupati from Tirumala. There is nothing fancy about this place. It is just a small enclosure with many Deers. There are vendors selling Bananas and other fruits just next to the park. One can purchase these and feed the Deer.
One can visit this if he/she needs a 5-10 minutes break on the way to Tirupati. However I recommend families with kids to consider visiting this place.
10. Silathoranam
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 61 reviews
Reviewed By Babu R - Mumbai, India
This place is known as Rock Garden. You will get cabs to reach there. From museum it's 1km distance. Pilgrims usually choose to visit Sila thoranam, Anjaneya Temple and Sri vari padam as a package.
Natural Arch wad formed ages ago and it's one of the main attraction and Chakra Theertam is also place to visit there. Place is neat and very well maintained by TTD.
