TIRUMALA TIRUPATI DEVASTHANAMS
TIRUPATI

INFORMATION TO PILGRIMS

• History of the Temple	• Legends about Tirumala and its God
• The Lord's manifestation at Tirumala	• How to reach
• How to make Tirumala pilgrimage a pleasant one	• Accommodation at Tirupati
• Accommodation at Tirumala	• Advance Reservation at Tirumala
• Seva Tickets under Current Booking	• Paid Sevas
• TTD Services Being offered on the Internet	• General Facilities at Tirumala
• Place of Interest in and around Tirupati	• Package Tour
• Places of Interest at Tirumala	• TTD Donation Schemes
• Important Telephone Numbers	• Sapthagiri Journal
• Srivari Seva	• Arjitha Sevas in Tirumala Temple

LEGENDS ABOUT TIRUMALA AND ITS GOD

There are numerous collections of legends and stories about Tirumala and its God, Sri Venkteswara or Srinivasa. These are to be found in many of the Puranas. All these have been collected and edited in a book, entitled the "Venkatachala mahatmyam". An early inscription from Tirumala mentions that a "Venkatachala mahatyam" was read in the temple before the Deity. It is not known if the work of this name, now available in print, is the same as the one referred to in the inscription. The printed work contains extracts from the Varahapurana, Padmapurana, Garudapurana, Brahmandapurana, Markandeya purana, Harivamsa, Vamanapurana, Brahmapurana, Brah mottarapurana, Adityapurana, Skandapurana and Bhavishyotta-rapurana. Most of these extracts describe the sanctity and greatness of Tirumala and of numerous Tirthas situated on them. The following legends taken from the " Venkatachalamahatyam" pertaining to the manifestation of the Lord are of particular interest.