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The temple
towns
ofTirupati -Tirumala
are located
about 572
kms from
Hyderabad
and 149 kms from
Madras city.
The
universally
known temple
of Lord
Venkateswara
situatedat
Tirumala is
known as
Balaji in
the North
and
Srinivasa
Perumal in
the extreme
South.
Tirumala has
seven
magnificent
hills and
hence the
God is
called "Edukondalavadu",
the God of
seven hills.
It is one of
the oldest
pilgrim
centres in
India with
an average
of 40-50
thousand
pilgrims
visiting
daily.
Dotted with
natural
waterfalls
and endowed
with divine
beauty, the
place has
well-laid
gardens.
The
Varahaswamy
temple,
situated
near the
Venkateswara
temple on
the banks of
Pushkarani
Tank is said
to be even
more
ancient.
This shrine
is dedicated
to Lord
Vishnu in
the form of
Varahaswamy.
Other famous
shrinesin
Tirupati
town include
the shrine
of Govinda
-raja Swamy
temple and
the sacred
Kapila
Teertham.
HOW TO
GET THERE :
By Air :
Tirupati
is connected
with
Hyderabad,
Madras
andBangalore.
By Rail :
Tirupati
is connected
by rail with
all citiesin
India.
By Road :
Tirupati
is linked
with
important
placesHyderabad,
Madras,
Bangalore,
Chittor,
Vijayawada
etc.
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