Yesvantpur Howrah Express
Things To See At Tirupati
List of some other major tourist attractions in Tirupati:
Sri Venkateswara Temple
This is the main attraction of Tirupati, and the temple is one of the wealthiest temples of the world. You would need a whole day to visit the temple and you can find several mundan ceremonies here where people dedicate their hair to the deity. The special puja held every morning from 5:30 am to 6:30 am is worth watching, and many pilgrims wait through the night to watch the puja.
September and October are the best and most crowded time to visit the temple, as in this time the Brahmotsava festival is held. The temple is a 12th century construction.
Swami Pushkaarini Lake
This lake is close to the Venkateswara temple. Legends say the lake was of Lord Vishnu. Pilgrims who go to the Venkateshwara temple, first take a dip in this holy take before proceeding.
Sri Venkateswara Dhyana Vignan Mandiram
This is a religious museum, which houses the most auspicious, and traditional articles needed to do a puja. You can see and take photos of different artistic items and local handcrafts.
Akasaganga Teertham
If you travel 3 km from the city, you will get to see this waterfall. The waterfall gets a steady flow of water through the year. The place has vital religious importance.
TTD Garden
This is a landscaped garden with very artistically manicured plants and flowerbeds. The garden has such nice produce of flowers that is supplies flowers to the Tirupati temple.
This temple is 24 km away from Tirupati, and is devoted to the Lord Venogopalan. Many festivals like the Sankranti Utsavam, Ugadi Asthanam, and Bhrahmotsava are celebrated here every year.
Sri Padmavati Ammavari temple
Just 1 km from the city centre is this temple. It is of goddess Padmavati Ammavari, and gets many visits every year.
Silathoranam
This spot is important for heritage as well as archeological importance. A natural formation of rocks that looks stunningly beautiful, this is a must visit for nature lovers.
How to reach Tirupati from Bangalore comfortably
A very easy way to travel to and from Tirupati, to the eastern zone, up to Kolkata, is the Yesvantpur Howrah Express train no 12864. The train originates from Bangalore, and is a brilliant connectivity for tourists in Bangalore to reach Tirupati, and for tourists in Tirupati to reach Howrah in Kolkata through important stations like Renigunta, Gudur, Vijaywada, Rajahmundry, Vishakhapatnam, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and Kharagpur.
The train starts from Yesvantpur at 19:35 hrs, and reaches Tirupati the next day at 02:30 hrs, and on day 3 it reaches Howrah at 06:10 hrs. With average ratings for most of the facilities, the train has a pantry, e-catering, and on board catering. Taking 34 halts in the route, the train travel total 1960 km in 57km/hr.