Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh is that renowned place which Lord Vishnu chose as an alternative for his celestial home, Vaikuntha. It is closely associated with the Venkateswara Swamy Temple, which is dedicated to Lord Venkateswara and located around 10 kilometers north-west of Tirupati. This pilgrim is so sacred for Hindus that they try to visit this site at least once in their lifetime. Here is a list of 10 astonishing facts about renowned Tirupati Balaji:
Tirupati Balaji: Astonishing facts
1. The Tirumala ranges show the face of Lord Balaji
Located 1 kilometers north of the Temple; the natural arch in the Tirumala Hills is an astonishing geological wonder. It is also known as Silathoranam in Telugu, where ‘Sila’ means rock and ‘thoranam’ means an arch. The arch is 8 meters in width and 3 meters in height!
2. Renowned for its exotic Dravidian architecture
The whole city has several temples which have pyramid shaped towers and Tirupati Balaji is also renowned for its Dravidian architecture. The temples are constructed of soapstone, sandstone and granite.
3. Incredible gold reserves
As per the latest estimates, the Tirumala temple has gold reserves and almost 52 tonnes of gold ornaments, which are approximately worth over INR 37,000 crores! At the same time, they convert every year around 3,000 kilograms of gold received from pilgrims in Hundi with nationalized banks as gold reserve deposits.
4. Magnificent Tirumala Hills
The 27 square kilometers long Tirumala Hill comprises of seven peaks. These peaks represent the seven heads of Adisesha. The peaks are Seshadri, Garudadri, Anjanadri, Neeladri, Vrushabhadri, Venkatadri and Narayanadri.
5. Richest and most visited temples
With an estimated annual income of $6 Billion; the temple is the richest temple of the World. Also, the temple has around 50,000 to 1, 00,000 daily visitors; and the number even rose to 5, 00,000 daily visitors during special occasions and festivals.
6. Worship of Lord Vishnu as per Vaikhanasa traditions
Lord Vishnu is worshiped six times a day as per the Vaikhanasa traditions. The six Aradhana’s are known are UshaKala, Prathakala, Madhyanika, Aparahana, SandhyaKala and Ardharatri Aradhana.
7. Mokku, an offering to God
Many devotees renders their hair to the Lord; which are later auctioned and at times even gathered a whooping amount equivalent to INR 133 crores! According to ancient philosophy, the hair rendered by devotees is received by the Gandharva princess, Neela Devi.
8. Nitya Anna Danam
Nitya Anna Danam is a daily program which is conducted by TTD. They serve approximately 1, 20,000 people on a daily basis.
9. Tirupati Laddu
The renowned sweet, Tirupati Laddu which is enriched with dried fruits and also nuts is a registered Geographical Indicator (GI). Around 1, 75,000 laddus are prepared daily in the holy kitchen of the temple serving millions of devotees.
10. Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam
Formed in 1930, the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam manages the routine affairs of the temples. It also looks at all the charitable activities of the temple.
Even Mr. K. Radhakrishnan, the former ISRO chairman had visited the temple to take the divine blessings of the Lord Balaji before every satellite launch.
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