Tirupati Darshan: As Divine as a Visit to Vaikuntham

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“Where would you like go at least once before you die?” ask this question to any Hindu devotee, and the answer will be more probability the same – “Tirupati Balaji.” Perhaps the most sacred Hindu pilgrimage destination, Tiupati is known to be an adobe of Lord Venketeshwara and is considered as the ‘Only Vaikuntham on Earth’. This holy city is located in Tirumala district of Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, and is far famed for glorious temple of Lord Tirupati.  Architecturally splendid and historically grand, this large temple, situated on the seventh hill of Tirumala, is the most visited religious site in India and the richest shrine around the world.

Tirumala Tirupati Devesthanam, as the temple is officially known as, is the place where Lord Veshno resided after separation with his concert ‘Laxmi’. He rested underneath a rock, and later on married to Laxmi who was born a girl in nearby kingdom. During his marriage, Lord Vishnu had to take debt from Kuber, the God of wealth, which the lord Vishnu promised to repay in instalments. That’s why people on Tirupati trip donate lots of wealth with aim to help lord Vishnu in repaying his debt.

Tirupati Darshan is so popular and so divine that around 10,000 people visit the temple daily. Online booking for Tirupati hotels and Tirupati darshan is made as early as 3 months before the darshan date. 

One such place in South India where thousands of devotes visit daily is Sirdi in Maharashtra. This small town is famous for ‘Samadhi temple’ of Shri Sai Baba who spent his life here offering the lessons of brotherhood, humanity and peace. Most of the Sirdi hotels located near the temple offer elegant stay with all needed facilities and pure vegetarian foods. Like Tirupati hotels, booking of Sirdi hotels or Gangtok hotels can be done online.