Ultimate Guide for Your Pilgrimage
Akasa Ganga (also spelt Akasha Ganga or Akash Ganga) is a perennial waterfall and sacred teertham in the Tirumala hills, situated roughly 3 km from the Sri Venkateswara Swamy temple (about 3 km from...
The tonsure (mottai / mudi kanikkai) at the Arulmigu Vadapalani Andavar Temple in Chennai is done inside the temple’s own hair-offering (Kalyana Katta) area, and it follows the temple’s daily open hours — broadly...
The Sri Raghavendra Swamy Matha at Mantralayam offers online donation and seva booking through its official portal, srsmatha.org — the only authorised website of the Matha. Devotees anywhere in the world can contribute to...
Dwaraka Tirumala (“Chinna Tirupati”) offers pilgrim accommodation run by the Sri Venkateswara Swamy Vari Devasthanam under the Andhra Pradesh Endowments Department. The Devasthanam operates a set of choultries, AC cottages and guest houses close...
The Srinivasam Complex is a large TTD-run pilgrim amenities complex in Tirupati city, and its rooms can only be booked online, in advance, through the official Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) portal at ttdevasthanams.ap.gov.in. There...
Which items can pilgrims carry into Tirumala, and what is prohibited? Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) bans a defined list of items from the sacred hill town of Tirumala — chiefly tobacco and cigarettes, liquor...
Yes — daily Abhishekam at the Skandagiri Sri Subrahmanyaswamy Devalayam in Secunderabad can be booked online through the temple’s own official portal, srisubrahmanyaswamydevalayamskandagiri.org. Abhishekam is performed for Lord Subramanya Swamy every day of the...
Govinda Namalu (Govinda Namavali): the 108 names chanted at Tirumala, with English lyrics and download Govinda Namalu, also called the Govinda Namavali, is the garland of 108 divine names of Lord Sri Venkateswara (Srinivasa...
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Short answer: The Sholingur temple ropeway (cable car) carries pilgrims up the Big Hill (Periya Malai) to the shrine of Lord Sri Yoga Narasimha Swamy. It was launched by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K....
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