Tirupati balaji temple - Sacred seven hills.

 Tirupati balaji temple : Its also called Tirumala temple and Shri Venkateshwara temple situated on the top of 7 sacred hills of Tirumala in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh, India.

Tirupati Balaji temple

About this place

            Tirupati Balaji temple is also called Tirumala temple and Shri Venkateshwara temple situated on the top of 7 sacred hills of Tirumala in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh, India. Tirumala is the one of the most sacred places for Hindu pilgrimage in addition to tourist destination. Every day, lakhs of the sightseer visit moreover enjoy the beauty of these hills. The seven hills are knows as Edu Kondalu and Sapta girula. The height of hills is 853 meters (2,799 ft.) above sea level. The temple is constructed in Dravidian architecture and is believed to be constructed over a period of time starting from 300 AD.                 

  There are thousands of stairs build to reach on the top of hill from the ground. So the pure devotees of the  lord use stairs to climb on the hills instead of using vehicles. Before entering the temple (In entrance gate) there is one counter, they provide coupon for Laddoos (sweet) and wrist band. The size of laddoo is very big as compare to normal Laddoos and free for every visitor. There are many sightseeing and observe the beauty of nature during climbing on the hill. These hills are not only popular for temple but also popular for flora and fauna like Tirumala deer park reserve, View from hill, Green valley view, Lord Balaji flower garden, Sv zoo lion safari, Shri Venkateshwara national park etc. You can observe the many deer are grazing in the reserve park only when you are climbing through stairs. 

How to reach there?

Tirupati temple is located in Andhra Pradesh state, southern region of India. You can reach here by car, train in additional to other vehicles.                                                        1]  By railways line: Tirupati is well - connected by railways line and nearest station is Renugunta junction. If you are travelling from other states of India, reach to the Renugunta station. After reaching to the Renugunta station, there are multitude buses are available for Tirupati. The distance from station to Tirupati Balaji temple is around 33 km.                                     2] By bus and car: Tirupati is well- connected by roadways too. Some agencies provide direct buses from big city to Tirupati like from Mumbai to Tirupati, from Chennai to Tirupati, from Banglore to Tirupati and  many more. So you can reach to temple by car and buses, but the fare of buses are expensive as compare to train.                                                                                       3] By airways: It has one International airport that is Tirupati  International airport around 41 km from the Tirupati temple. After landed on the airport take bus or car for Tirupati.The fare of the bus is 60 to 70 rupees/person and takes 1-2 hours to reach on the top of hill from airport.     

Accommodation  

Tirumala is one of the largest tourist destination of India, so the thousands of people from all over the world come to visit Tirupati. Hence, the facilities of hotel rooms and lodges are available in average price here. The range of hotels and lodges start from Rs500 to 6000/night for 2 persons but the majority of the hotel room are away from the temple because the temple is situated on the top of the hill. The check in time of hotel is at 12 pm and check out time is next day at 11 am. check the availability of room and confirmation after booking the hotel online.

Best time to visit

The best time to visit Tirupati for tourist in winter seasonal between the month of Nov-Feb. But for Devotees every season is special and auspicious for them to visit Tirupati temple. The temperature in summer season rises up to 42 degree to 45 degree and the climate is very hot at that time. Avoid visiting in summer season, if you not comfortable. You can Tirupati in monsoon season as well and the crowd is less in this season.

Cuisine and restaurant

There are several restaurants are available in Tirupati but food is costly here. And taste the delicious and tasty food in Tirupati. some list of dishes which are popular in Andhra Pradesh.                                       
- Uppindi                                                                                                                                                   -  Medu vada                                                                                                                                        -  Idli sambhar                                                                                                                                          -  Dondakaya fry                                                                                                                                  -  Curd rice                                                                                                                                            -  Punugulu                                                                                                                                             -   Gutti Vankaya koora                                                                                                                       -   Pesarattu                                                                                                                                           - Ulava charu                                                                                                                                          - Akura pappu etc.                                       

Other places to visit

Tirumala deer park reserve :Tirumala deer park is one of the best natural parks in the state offering dramatic landscapes along a wide range of flora and fauna. It is located on the way of Tirumala foot trail (The Shortest route reach to the top of the hill) and around 8 km from the Tirupati temple. This park is covers with fences, so nobody can enter inside the park to disturb the animals.

Anjanadri temple

Anjanadri temple is the statue of Lord hanuman located on the way of Tirupati (Tirumala foot trail) in Tirupati. This statue is huge and wonderful. It is the 9 km from the Tirupati temple. There is only one way to reach to this statue by foot stairs because it is located in the middle of the forest. Near the temple is a map which indicate the direction for the pilgrim. 

Anjanadri temple

Iskcon temple Tirupati

This temple is located in Marri Chenna Reddy colony in Tirupati around 19 km from Tirupati temple. The architecture and infrastructure of this temple is amazing. There is one beautiful restaurant (Govinda restaurant) inside the temple. In the downstairs there is small shopping stalls for book and sweet.  There is the statue of Vishnu near the pond represent the Samundra manthan surrounding the temple.

Iskcon Tirupati temple

Shri kalki Avataram

Ths small statue of Kalki is located on the way of Tirumala (Tirumala foot trail). The distance of Shri kalki Avataram from Tirupati temple is 7 km. You can reach there by foot stairs. Some devotees take rest here after climbing steps of the stairs. Surrounding of the temple is covers with forest.

Shri Kalki Avataram

View from hill

The scenery and the mountain looks amazing from the top of the Tirumala. The view from the top of the hill is breathtaking. It is very close to Tirupati temple around 3.6 km. You can enjoy the beauty of the nature during climbing on the hill. When the sun sets over the hill, its red light hits the mountains in dazzling way. 

Veiw from hill

 

Akkagarla Gudi

Akkagarla Gudi is located on Tirumala down Rd on the way of Tirupati. The distance between Akkagarla Gudi and Tirupati is about 3 to 4 km. This is the another entrance of the temple for Tirupati way. It is a small temple situated on the Tirumala hill and connected to highways. 

Akkagarla Gudi

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Most beautiful beach in Kerala- Alleppey beach.

 Alleppey beach: Alleppey or Alappauzha beach is most beautiful tourist destination in Kerala, situated in southern region of India.

Alleppey beach

About this place

           Alleppey or Alappauzha is popular for house boating, backward water as well as clean and beautiful beaches. It is situated in southern part of India in Kerala. Alleppey beach is a most famous tourist destination of Kerala and has an old pier which extend to sea s over 151 years old. The charms of Alleppey have allured visitors since the time of immemorial as the place has almost everything to delight the heart of a traveler.  Local people also organize Alleppey beach festival, sand art festival and many more. The place itself is fantastic as well as there are house boating and rent the boat for trip. The local people come to the beach for jogging, walking in the morning and small children enjoy to make sand castle during evening.     

          This beach is crowded during seasonal time due to the tourist come to visit here, for riding boat in backwaters and kids play football, volleyball, basketball in the evening. These houseboats now come lined with the state -of- the art luxury and elegant services such as furnished bedrooms, embellished living rooms, modern toilets, a kitchen and also a balcony to enjoy the views and to give you a unique experience of the remarkable backwaters of the Kerala. The sun looks beautiful and amazing during sunset time. There are many pine and coconut trees on the other side of the beach. Restaurant and resort are available near the Alleppey beach. Besides an old lighthouse that stands nearby, is also a considerable attraction. 

How to reach there?

Alleppey beach is situated in western region of Kerala, India and very close to Arabian sea. It is 156 km from Thiruvananthapuram, capital of Kerala and 83 km from Cochin International airport.  

                                     From other state(Domestic) to Alleppey

If you are travelling from other state of India to Alleppey beach, reach to Alleppey station which is the nearest railways station from Alleppey beach. It takes 5 minutes from station to beach. You can reach to Alleppey by car and buses too. The station of Alleppey is small, so the train halt for 3 minute and there are very few direct trains to Alleppey.

                                     From other country(International) to Alleppey
There is no any airport ( International or domestic) in Alleppey but the nearest airport are Cochin International airport around 83 km and Thiruvananthapuram International airport which is 156 km from Alleppey. There are two option available for tourist to reach Alleppey by train, bus and car after landed on airport.  So you can take bus (Government state bus) or train from Cochin International airport to Alleppey, if you landed on Cochin. It takes 2-3 hours from Cochin to beach by train. If, you are travelling by bus use Government state bus instead of private bus.

Accommodation

         Alleppey beach is most popular for tourist destination in Kerala, India so there is no problem of accommodation. From cheap to most expensive hotels and lodge are available here. The rate of lodge and hotels start from Rs300-7000/ night for 2 persons. So the lodges are cheaper than hotels, but you not get facilities of hotels in lodge like restaurant or food, entertainment and free Wi-Fi etc. The rate of hotels increases during seasonal time and it is difficult to get good hotels room in cheap price. So check the availability of hotels online and confirmation letter after booking the hotels and lodge. The check in time of hotels is at 12 pm and check out time is next day 11 am. Carry photo I'd card (Aadhar card, pan card, driving license, passport etc) for check in hotel.

Cuisine and restaurant

The food of hotels( where you book room) are expensive as compare to local restaurant. To save the money prefer local restaurant for food. There are many famous and delicious food of Kerala as well as other part of India like masala dosa, idli sambhar etc.

Some dishes of Kerala like

• Sadhya
• Puttu
• Appam
• Dosa
• Idiyappam
• Malabar biryani etc.

   Season to visit

The best time to visit Alleppey beaches in winter season between in the of month of Dec and March.  There are high tides and the level of sea increases during monsoon season, so avoid to visiting in rainy and summer season. And it is risky to visit in monsoon. The temperature rises upto 36 degree during summer season, and this is not good time to visit Alleppey beach.

  

Other places to visit

Amaze world 

This is the amusement park for kids to play and spend a time with family.  It is just 600 m from Alleppey beach and there is entry fee for this park between 5-10 rupees/ person. You can do activities like pedal boating, photography as well. The ticket for pedal boating is 50 rupees.

Alleppey pine forest

This fine forest is located in Kunnupuram and 400 m from Alleppey beach. It is called  mini pine forest and another tourist attraction near the beach for photography, shooting and spending time with family and friends.

Alleppey beach resort

There is one beautiful resort near the beach around 1 km. You can book this resort and enjoy sea view and night sky here. Sunset look very beautiful from the balcony of resort. The rate of room are too expensive between Rs1000 to 1500/ person. They provide free WI-FI, free parking, air-conditioned and laundry service.

Alleppey lighthouse

It is one of the oldest lighthouse on the south-west coast of india located in ccsb road, civil station and 450 m from Alleppey beach. There is entry fee for museum and to enter inside the lighthouse and get access to the top of the lighthouse and enjoy the sea view. And there is beautiful garden near lighthouse.

Udupi Shri Krishna temple

This temple is situated in Thondankulangara around 3.8 km from Alleppey beach. Sacred and ancient temple in Alleppey and dedicated to Lord Krishna. Must visit this temple too. The unique feature of the temple is that the deity is worshipped through the silver-plated window with nine holes.

Panoramic sea Resort

This resort is near the Kadalpalam and 70 m from the Alleppey beach. You can enjoy the facilities here, like outdoor pool, free breakfast, Wi-Fi, parking and Ayurvedic treatment. Most of the resort here are costly because of tourist spot. Hardly you get rooms below the Rs1000/night here.

Tips and trick to save money during travelling

  Follow the instruction which are given below:

1. Mode of transport: Use local train and government state bus instead of using Ola, rent car, auto rickshaw etc. the railways line is not connected in hilly area like Munnar, so there is one option to reach there by bus.
2. Hotels and lodge: The rooms of lodges are cheaper than hotels room. The hotels rooms are expensive because they charge for breakfast, Wi-Fi, parking and other services. Prefer lodge room and local restaurant to save money.
3. Be alert from fraud, cheaters and robbers: Its often happen with new tourist because they visit first time in that places. If you are confused regarding transport, restaurant and hotels or any other problem ask local people like shopkeepers, vendors, bus driver or conductor.

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