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Ananda Nilayam: the Golden Gopuram of Tirumala Temple along with the inner and outer Gopuram. Ananda Nilayam (Abode of Happiness) is the glittering gold-plated gopuram of the Sanctum Sanctorum of the Tirumala Venkateswara Temple. According to Vaishnava philosophy, gopurams of the sanctum sanctorum are named:
Venḍi Vākili which means silver entrance in Telugu [1] is the second entrance of the temple which leads to the Vimana Pradakshinam, it is also known as 'Nadimipadikavali'. The doors of this entrance are plated with Silver and hence the name. An inner compound wall separates the Sampangi Pradakshinam and Vimana Pradakshinam.
The Venkateswara Temple of Tirumala or Sri Venkateswara Swami Temple, is a Hindu temple situated in the hills of Tirumala at Tirupati Urban Mandal in the Tirupati district of Andhra Pradesh, India. The temple is dedicated to Venkateswara , a form of Vishnu , who is believed to have appeared on the earth to save mankind from trials and troubles ...
Anandanilayam vimanam of Venkateshvara Temple, Tirumala. Rangadasa was reborn as Tondaman, the son of the royal couple, Suvira and Nandini. Tondaman enjoyed a pleasurable life as a young man. One day, he set out on a hunting expedition on the Tirumala Hill, and with the help of a cow-herd, saw Vishnu under the tamarind tree. Tondaman returned ...
Silathoranam, a natural arch and a distinctive geological wonder is located in Tirumala Hills at a distance of 1 km (0.62 mi) from Tirumala Venkateswara Temple. The arch measures 8 m (26 ft) in width and 3 m (9.8 ft) metres in height and is eroded out of quartizite of Cuddapah Supergroup of Middle to Upper Proterozoic (1600 to 570 Mya) by ...
It measured 20 square feet (1.9 m 2; 190 dm 2; 19,000 cm 2) in area by 2.5 feet (30 in; 7.6 dm; 76 cm) thick and was placed in front of the deity in the month of Edavom 906 M.E. (1731 CE). At the same time, Marthanda Varma also brought 12,000 shaligrams, aniconic representations of Vishnu , from the Gandaki River , north of Benares (now known ...
Sapthagiri (Telugu: సప్తగిరి) magazine is an illustrated devotional magazine published by Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams. It was started as a bulletin in 1949. It is printed monthly, in six languages - Sanskrit, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Hindi and English. [3]
Their punishment was to exile her to a cave in Tumburakona, a distance of 15 miles from Tirumala. The legend goes on that Venkateswara Swamy created a secret passage from the cave to the temple, which was used by Venkamamba to continue her devotional service. The practice of penance and night harati continued for 6 years. Eventually, the ...