Why visit Tirumala
Townapedia lists 7 museums and landmarks, 7 parks and trails, 6 places to eat, 48 places to stay and 4 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Sri Venkateswara Vedic University, Sri Venkateswara National Park and Sri Venkateswara Zoological Park.
Weather in Tirumala
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About Tirumala
Tirumala is a temple town in Tirupati district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The town is a part of the Tirupati Urban mandal of the Tirupati revenue division. It is located atop the Venkatadri, one of the seven hills that form the Sapthagiri in the Seshachalam Hills of the Eastern Ghats. It houses the Venkateswara Temple, dedicated to Venkateswara, a form of Vishnu.
From the Wikipedia article Tirumala (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do4
Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences
School · 8.1 km
Medical Institute in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India
Sri Venkateswara Vedic University
School · 7.3 km
State public university in Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, India
Museums and landmarks7
Sree Vaari Mettu (Foot Path) Tirumala
Monument and historic site · 2.8 km
Mo-Su 06:00-18:00
Parks, trails and playgrounds7
Sri Venkateswara National Park
Park · 7.7 km
National park in Andhra Pradesh, India
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Sri Venkateswara Zoological Park
Park · 6.7 km
Zoo in Andhra Pradesh, India
Restaurants and cafes6
History
While there are references to "Vengadam" in early Tamil literature (1st to 5th century), scholars are divided as to whether it represents Tirumala. The Venkateswara Temple is one of the 101 Divya Desam, sacred sites that are mentioned in the work of Alvars, who are Tamil saint-poets from the early Middle Ages. As per temple tradition and later literature, the temple was constructed by a king named Tondaiman, who discovered the idol of Vishnu while excavating a termite mound. The temple rites were formalised by Ramanuja in the 11th century, and it was expanded by the Cholas, Pandyas, and the Vijayanagara Empire in the later Middle Ages. In 1789, the temple came under the administration of the East India Company, which appointed a group of local Hindu leaders to oversee the administration in 1843. The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams was established as a special body in 1932 to administer Tirumala.
From the History section of Tirumala on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay48
Churches and places of worship28
Sri Venkateshwara Swamy Temple, Tirumala
Place of worship · Vaishnavism
Schools, colleges and libraries3
Healthcare2
Map of Tirumala
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Getting there and nearby towns
Tirupati Airport (TIR) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 21 km away.
- Akkarampalle 8 km southeast, about 8 min by car
- Perur 8 km southeast, about 8 min by car
- Cherlopalle 8 km south, about 8 min by car
- Tirupati 9 km southeast, about 9 min by car
- Narasingāpuram 9 km southwest, about 9 min by car
- Avilala 11 km southeast, about 11 min by car
- Mangalam 12 km east, about 12 min by car
- Tiruchanur 14 km southeast, about 14 min by car
- Tirupati NMA 16 km east, about 16 min by car
- Vellore 88 km south, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Photo credits
- Tirumala gopurams, Vimalkalyan at English Wikipedia, Public domain
- View of Swami Pushkarni of Tirumala at Daytime, Siddharth Verma 101, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tirumala tour 2023 03, Rajasekhar1961, CC0
- Tirumala temple, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh (2017), Raghuveer Dathu Makthal, CC BY-SA 4.0
- SriVari Pushkarini at Tirumala Tirupati, Kavali Chandrakanth KCK, CC BY-SA 4.0
- TIRUMALA TIRUPATI TEMPLE,ANDHRA PRADESH - panoramio, rajaraman sundaram, CC BY 3.0
- Tirumala tour 2023 02, Rajasekhar1961, CC0
- Varahaswamy Temple, Tirumala 4, Kavali Chandrakanth KCK, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tirumala Venkateswara temple entrance 09062015, Nikhilb239, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tirumala Vimana with a flying Garuda^AP ^ India - panoramio, rajaraman sundaram, CC BY 3.0
- Artwork in Tirumala, Vjdeep, CC BY 3.0
- Tirumala tour 2023 01, Rajasekhar1961, CC0
- Tirumala Balaji temple, Vadanagiri bhaskar, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Varahaswamy Temple, Tirumala 2, Kavali Chandrakanth KCK, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tirumala, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh 517504, India - panoramio (1), Saminathan Suresh, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Tirumala, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh 517504, India - panoramio (3), Saminathan Suresh, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Tirumala, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh 517504, India - panoramio, Saminathan Suresh, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Tirumala, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh 517504, India - panoramio (2), Saminathan Suresh, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Tirumala, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India - panoramio (2), Saminathan Suresh, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Tirumala, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India - panoramio (5), Saminathan Suresh, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Tirumala, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India - panoramio (4), Saminathan Suresh, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Tirumala, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India - panoramio (7), Saminathan Suresh, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Tirumala, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India - panoramio (9), Saminathan Suresh, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Windmill tirumala,andhra pradesh - panoramio, rajaraman sundaram, CC BY 3.0
- Tirumala, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India - panoramio (6), Saminathan Suresh, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple in Tirumala in Chittoor district,Andhra Pradesh, Siddharth Verma 101, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Naga prathimas in tirumala, Srilakshmi1991, CC BY 4.0
- Swamy Pushkarini in Tirumala, Srilakshmi1991, CC BY 4.0
- Varahaswamy Temple, Tirumala 3, Kavali Chandrakanth KCK, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Varahaswamy Temple, Tirumala, Kavali Chandrakanth KCK, CC BY-SA 4.0
- TIRUMALA ,AP,INDIA - panoramio, rajaraman sundaram, CC BY 3.0
- Tirumala hills, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh (2017), Raghuveer Dathu Makthal, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sri Venkateswara National Park Tirumala Hills 01, ShashiBellamkonda, CC BY 2.0
- A View of Tirumala Venkateswara Temple, Adityamadhav83, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Tirumala 090615, Nikhilb239, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Indian peafowl SVZoopark Tirupathi, Adityamadhav83, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Thirupati, ప్రశాంతి, CC BY-SA 4.0
- తరిగొండ వెంగమాంబ అన్నప్రసాద కేంద్రం, Vadanagiri bhaskar, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tirupathi - Night View Dec 2023, Sowmya Bharadwaj, CC BY 4.0
- Tirupati road, Jegan12345, CC BY-SA 4.0
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