Lord Venkateswara Temple
The Temple of Balaji at Tirmula hills is famous the world over and millions of pilgrims from across the globe visit the temple annually. The temple, which finds mention in ancient texts, was patronized by the Pallavas, Pandyas, Cholas, the Vijayanagar ruler and the Maharaja of Mysore.
Swami Pusharini
Many of the pilgrims have a dip in the tank adjacent to the temple at Tirmulla, before having a darshan of Lord Venkateswara. The tank is considered sacred. According to legend.
Akash Ganga
About three km north of the main temple is perennial stream that is said to flow from the feet of the deity.
Sila Thoranam
Situated on the Tirmula Hills, this natural rock formation is one of nature’s wonder and only one in two other places in the world—Rainbow Arch at Utah in the USA and the Cut through in the UK.
Godess Alamelumanga Temple
Being in a Temple town at the foothills of world famous Balaji shrine at Tirmulla, one is bound to visit such temple s as the Alamelumanga temple at Tiruchanur, four Km from Tirupati.
Narayanavanam
This is where the marriage between lord Venkateswara and Hoddess Padmavatti is said to have taken place. Located 36 km from Tirupati, ther is a temple dedicated to ‘Kalyana Venkateswara’.
Kapila Tirtham
A sacred Tank a mile and a half distant from Tirupati, where Lord Shiva is said to have blessed Sage Kapila with a vision of himself and his concert.
Sri Venkateswara Santuary
Spread over 500 acres, this wildlife sanctuary and national park has a number of species of flora and fauna and provides an ideal leisure spot.
Chandra Giri
The Vijayanagar Empire contributed vastly to Telgu culture, art and literature. The Last capital of the Vijayanagar kings was Chandragiri on the banks of the River Swarnamukhi in Chittoor District. 12 km from the temple town of Tirupati.
Kanipakam
This is an 11th century Vinayaka temple and pecuriarity is that idol seems to be growing in size. A ‘Kawacham’ (breast plate) made for the idol half a century ago has become too small for it now. Kanipakam is about 70 km from Tirupati and 12 km from Chittoor.
Kailasnathakona
Kailasanathakona water falls are situated in the valley of Nagiri hills near Puttur. The water here is said to be rich in minerals and possess curative properties. Hence this place is called Kailasanathakona which is a picnic, scenic and pituresque spot.
Sri Kalahasti
The temple of Shiva in the form of a ‘Vayulinga’ lies 36 km from Tirupati. According to lelend, a spider (Sri) spum a web over the Linga, Kala, anake, placed a gematop it and Hasti, an elephant, brought water in its trunk to wash the Linga. All three ardent worshippers of Shiva.
Horsley Hills
One of the best known hill resorts of Andhra Pradesh, the place has been named after a British Collector of Cuddapah who discovered the beauty of the area and made it his summer resort.The hill station, 1265 meters above sea level, is situated 140 km from Tirupati and almost the same distance from Bangalore.
