Tirumala - a paradise for pilgrims

The hoarse cry of Govinda, Govinda reverberates the Sheshagiri Hills of Tirumala reminds every visitor that he was in the care of the Sri Venkateswara .

Lakhs of pilgrims chant the Govinda mantra as they enter the abode of Sri Venkateswara .The mantra gives them energy to wait for hours for the darshan of the presiding deity of Tirumala and also stamina to come on foot trekking 3661 steps and nine kms from the Tirupati .

The deity is hailed as Perumal down south , Srinivasa in West and Balaji in North . But for all he is the saviour from all difficulties and hardships and a messiah and savior .

For the devout followers of Perumal alias Sri Venkateswara or Malayalappaswami across the globe , Tirumala is just the heaven on earth and for pilgrims across the country it is a paradise.

The serpentine ghat roads surrounded by velvet green forests enchant the pilgrims who arrive in lakhs for the glimpse of Sri Venkateswara who blesses them to achieve their goals and gives boons to every one and all.

or many just the darhsan of Sri Venkateswara is fulfillment of their life ambition and such devouts come all the way from parts of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka . “They do not seek rooms or prasadam but only the darshan of their beloved deity “ says Dr.A.V. Ramana Dikshitulu the chief priest of Tirumala .