Lord Venkateshwara temple situated at the top of Tirumala hills, Tirupathi is well-known for its spiritual and divine ambience. It is one of the most visited holy places in the World. Everyday around 50,000 to 100,000 pilgrims from all over the country visit Tirumala temple, the number increases with special festivals devoted to Lord Venkateshwara. Lord Venkateshwara is seen as the incarnation of Lord Vishnu who saves mankind from kali yugam. Hence Tirumala temple got the name as “Kaliyuga Vaikuntham”. The temple is getting maximum Hundiyal offerings from the devotees. Hence Lord Venkateshwara is considered as the richest God.
Tirupathi is around 291 km from Chennai which makes it easier for pilgrims to travel and perform darshan to get blessings of Lord Balaji. Various travel agents offer customized tour packages from Chennai to Tirupathi. Like, one day Tirupathi tour package from Chennai covers entire travel, food and special entry darshan to the Tirumala temple. After visiting Lord Venkateshwara temple, a visit to Alamelumangapuram Padmavathy Thayar temple at Tiruchanoor is done to get full benefits of entire darshan.
This one day Tirupathi tour package from Chennai offers 100% guaranteed darshan within a day.
There are different Darshans like sarvadarshan at free of cost, divyadarshan for pedestrians, special darshan for physically disabled and special entry Darshan tickets available for Tirumala temple. The prices for Darshan tickets vary according to each different category. For each ticket, ladduprasadham is provided at free of cost to devotees. Special entry Darshan which costs Rs.300 allows the devotees to perform their worship in a peaceful manner without having to wait in a long queue compared to normal darshan tickets. Special darshan tickets have to be booked well in advance before 3 months. Ticket availability for special darshan has to be checked in concerned website and then it is to be booked. Special dress code should be followed by both male and female devotees offering worship at Tirumala temple. Men have to wear Dhoti and shirt / Pant and shirt. Women have to wear either half saree or saree or churidhar with dupatta. Pilgrims coming from long distance can book their accommodation well on advance through online.
The darshan time depends on the frequency of pilgrims visiting the temple each day and in some auspicious day where special worship is performed in the temple.
The prices of the darshan tickets are within affordable range of pilgrims. Every ticket bookings are simply done through online on a separate website. Apart from the one day tour package from Chennai to Tirupathi there are also customized tour packages available according to the pilgrimage needs. There are many other temples and places to visit in and around Tirupathi. Like ISKCON temple, Sri Govindarajaswami temple and parks like Deer park, Talakona waterfall, papavinasamtheertham waterfalls, Silathoranametc. Devotees who wish to see special seva should see the timings for each seva mentioned in Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanam website and book their tickets accordingly. Travelling by car will be easier as it provides comfort.
