Sree VarahaTemple-Pushkarani

                                          Sree Varaha Swami Temple

This temple is situated in the north of Sri Swami Pushkarani .The Legend goes that in ancient times Srinivasa Perumal came to Tirumala temple and stood there with the permission of Sri.Venkatachalapathi which he obtained through the Varahamoorthy .As on those days ,Even today when crores of Devotees arrive to bow down to Sri.Venkatachalapathi the first Pooja Nivedyas are offered to Sri.Adi Varahamoorthy.The Thamrapathra ( copper plate) Sri Venkatachalapathi had given to Sri.Varahamoorthy in his own hand writing is the reason for this. Devotees going to Sri Adi Varahamoorthy Temple to offer worship can see this divine copper sheet even now

                                                          Sree Swami Pushkarani

 

 It was belieft of devotees that, Swamy Pushkarani is nothing but which is in Vykunta.This belongs to Lord Vishnu.This was brought by Garuda Swamy from the Vykunta to earth according to the wish of Sri Venkateswara.Sri Edukondala Swamy Ananda Nilayam is jut beside of this Swamy Pushkarini

  After bathings,Decotees visit Sri Srinivasa who is in the main temple.This bathing purifies boday and soul of the devotees

The bathing in this swamy pushakarini on the day of Mukkoti Dwadasi is equal to the dips in crores of Theerthas.According to Puranas,On that day ,crore of Teerthas will merge with this Pushkarini .This Mukkoti Dwadasi is the 12th day of the month Dhanurmasa

 
During Brahamstavaas,float festival in February or March and Avabruva bathing or wheel bathings are conducted in this Swamy Puskarini

                                                    HathiRam Bavaji Mutt

 

The Grave of Hathiram Bavaaji(who went in to the Grave Alive)

We can see this grave in the premises of Sri Venugopala Swamy Temple which is on the way to Papavinashanam Theerdham from Tirumala.He is a monk who came from North India.600 years ago he came to Tirumala and worshipped Srinivasa With great respect

  Impressed by his devotion .Venkatapathi came in the nights and play dice with him.The Nawab of that place thought that it was a created story and to find truth,he imprisoned in room full of sugar canes and ordered to eat those sugar canes  by next morning.Is it possiable to human beings? Srinivasa came that night as an Elephant and ate all sugar canes and disappeared after that the Nawab surprised and wondered and trusted the devotion  and appointed him as a Prinicipal officer of the temple Later on Bawaji built Temple for SeethaRama

  From that day onwards Lord has been coming for himas elephant and as he constructed a temple for Seetharama peple used to call him as HathiRam At the very near to Sri Venkateswara Temple  In the Math of Hathiramji Math we can see the place where Lord played dice with Baawaji

                               The Meditation Mandapam at Tirumala 

This meditation mandapam ,known as Venkateswara Meditation Mandapam stands close to Rambakicha Guest House in the east of the temple .Ancestors have given the devotees arriving at Tirumala and Kanyakumari in South India the right to build meditation mandapas and attain God realization through meditation .Devout persons use to get in to this mandapam and sit there in meditation for some time after paying obeisance to ascetics like Vivekanada  in their mind

                                        Ram Bageecha Guest House  

 This Guest house with all modern Conveniences stands very close to the temple.Devotees arriving at Tirumala can stay here at reasonable rent .Nearly a thousand cars  can be parked in the open space in front of it.It is once upon a time.Now Car Parking changed to another Place 

                                                          Asthana Mandapam

 This mandapa has been built on the left hand side of the Hanuman Swami Temple at a cost of about Rs 50 Lakhs .The festival idol of Bhagawan is brought here and pooja is performed

                                                             The Second Queue Complex 

                                             

The first Queue Complex,built a few years age near the temple front spending crores of rupees has enough space for about thirty thousand devotees to stand and move forward slowly for darshan .As days went by the flow of devotees to Tiruamala increased considerably and the first Queue Complex became insufficient So a second queue complex with several modern conveniences was constructed at a cost of crores,Spiritual T.V.shows and devotional songs encourage the devotees waiting in this queue complex.Those who get in and see all this will feel that they have no alternative but to express their  gratitude to the Devasthanam Board for having arranged so many facilities for the devotees  reaching to pay obeisance to GOD

                                                                      Museum

Numerous antiques connected with the temple such as pictures ,artistic things ,clothes ornaments like sword shield ,the date they were used ,are kept in the museum for the sight of the devotees .After bowing down to Tirupathi Venkatachalapathi the devotees have to see these antiques kept in the museum .when they see this antiques .they will realize the aesthetic sense of the place

                                        The Chariot -Sight of Chandragiri 

There is a second pathway by which devotees reach Tiruamala from the place called Chandragiri ,ten kilometers west of Tirupathi.On the top of the TIRUMALA, there is a Chariot made of granite. This Chariot is known as single stone chariot .In olden times Venkatachalapathi Utsavamoorthy was seated in this Chariot and drawn around the temple.As the chariot lies in ruin today only its relics such as Gopuram and water pot can be see .Its wheels have sunk into the EARTH.Through this Chariot known as Mahinamitha  lies in ruin devotees come to see it in the evening for the reason that once Bhagwan was seated in it. The sight at Chandragiri during the right four kilometers below is worth seeing