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Tirupati
is a world in itself, millions of pilgrims
from all over India and abroad visit the temple
of Lord Venkateswara at Tirupati round
the year. In addition to various shrines
scattered all over Tirupati and beyond there are
holy water falls, scared rivers and
archaeological wonders. It is regarded as one of
the most ancient temples which were mentioned in
Puranas and Sastras.
The temple is patronized by the Pallavas, Cholas,
Pandyas, the Vijayanagar Rulers and the later
kings of Mysore. Hastakalaramam Papanasanam,
Akasganga, Gogarbham, Shilathoranam, View Point,
S.V. Museum are the other places worth seeing at
Tirumala. Kapilatheetham, Hare Rama Hare Kishna
Mandir, Regional Science Centre, S.V.Zoological
Park, Srinivasa Mangapuram, Kalyani Dam,
Chandragiri Fort, Tiruchanur, Govindaraja Swamy
Temple are the other places worth seeing in and
around Tirupathi.
Tirumala
Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD)
Tirumala
Tirupati Devasthanams
is an independent trust which monitors the
activities of the Sri
Venkateswara Temple, and maintains maintains 12
temples and their sub-shrines in the Tirumala-Tirupati
areai. The chairman of the board is
nominated by the state government of Andhra
Pradesh.
The TTD's
stated goals include the restoration of
Sanathana Dharma, reviving various failing
temples of South India and running Vedic schools
and Veda parishats.
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