Tirupati Tourism: Hotels, Reviews, Packages, Photos, Maps, Experience, Itinerary

A deep and abiding faith brings millions of pilgrims to the feet of the Lord Venkateshwara, despite the endless queues and the long waits at the holy temple of Tirupati on the Tirumala hills. It is faith that gives them the patience to move step by step, for long hours, for that ultimate glimpse of the Lord, before they are urged to move on for others to do darshan. That momentary glimpse alone, which defying all logic, is worth it all the queues, the heat, the crush of the crowds as they surge towards the inner sanctum. Lord Vishnu, the preserver of the Hindu trinity, is incarnated as Lord Venkateshwara, the God who fulfills all desires at Tirupati. The Goddess of Wealth, Lakshmi, is his consort. The seven hills of Tirumala are said to represent the seven hoods of Vishnu's serpent Adisha. For devotees climbing Venkatadri Hill to seek his benevolent presence and the radiance of his hope-giving smile, is equivalent to visiting Vaikuntha, Lord Vishnu's heavenly abode.