Tirupati
Tirupati is a major pilgrimage and cultural city in the Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh.
The word Tirupati is derived from both Telugu and Tamil. Pati means husband and is used here as Pati of his Pathni Sri Lakshmi devi. Tiru means 'holy' or 'sacred'.
History
There is long history on the origin of the temple of Lord Venkateshwara. It was maintained and upgraded by various kingdoms. These include the Pallava Kingdom around 9th Century AD, Chola Kingdom around 10th century AD and the latest one being Vijayanagara Empire around 14th to 15th century AD. It was during the rule of Vijayanagara Empire that the temple received increased contributions.
The site was an established center of Vaishnavism around 5th century A.D. during which it was praised by Tamil Alvars (Vaishnava saints). The temple rites were formalized by the Tamil Vaishnavite saint Ramanujacharya himself, in the 11th century AD. Tirupati survived the Muslim and British invasions. It is believed that during the invasions the deity of Sriranganathar from Srirangam, Tamil Nadu was brought to Tirupati for safekeeping at Ranga Mandapam.
Geography
Latitude and longitiude of tirupati: 13° 39′ 0″ N , 79° 25′ 12″ E
population of the city is: 4,61,973
Area • Metropolitan City 24.00 km2 (9.27 sq mi)
Culture
Telugu is the official language. Hinduism is the major religion and most of the temples in Tirupati are of Dravidian architecture.
The celebrates all major Hindu festivals including Deepavali, Sankranti, Vaikunta Ekadasi, Rama Navami and Janmashtami with great splendor
Many ustavs are also celebrated in grand scale in tirupati
Cusine
There are lot of various delicious cusines available...
The local food of Tirupati is an amagamation of Tamil and Telegu cuisine, since Tirupati was a part of Tamil Nadu before 1953 and later became a part of Andhra Pradesh. Both Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu have a generous use of chilli in their dishes along with spices like Cardamom, curry leaves, chili peppers, cinnamon, mustard seeds, peanuts and coconut milk, while tomato and tamarind are used for flavouring the curries.
The most famous cuisine of tirupati is Laddu (prasadam).
City Administration
City administrator
Name V.Vinay Chand,IAS Phone - 0877 - 2220233 (Office,Fax) Mobile - 9849956004 E-mail - commissioner.mct@gmail.comHoly Places
Sri venkateshwara swamy temple
Sri Venkateswara Temple is one of the ancient and holy temples, which is located at the 7th peak of the Venkata Tirumala Hill. This temple is situated to the south of Sri Swami Pushkarini River and has been built in the traditional Dravidian architectural style.
Sri Padmavathi Ammavari Temple
It is also a famous temple.
Iskcon Temple
Hotel
There are many famous hotels in Tirupati Famous hotel. They are:
18-1-5/4 kapila Theertham, Tirumala Rd Tirupati Tirupati - 517501 Andhra Pradesh, India
19-3-13A Ramanuja Circle, Tirupati Tirupati - 517501 Andhra Pradesh, India
Shilparaman, Tiruchanoor Road Tirupati - 517501 Andhra Pradesh, India
Opp. APSRTC Bus StandReni Gunta Road Tirupati - 517501 Andhra Pradesh, India
Hospital
* The Apollo Clinic
in Tiruchanoor Road, Tirupati The Apollo Clinic +(91)-877-2255277, +(91)-9985584855 Road, Tiruchanoor Road
* sri venketeswara institute of medical sciences
Sri Venkateshwara Institute Of... +(91)-877-2287777 Alipiri ,Tirupati
* Russh Super Speciality Hospital
+(91)-877-2220487, +(91)-9848386464 & Reddy Colony, Tirupathi Ho