MukhaDwaram- Vaikunta Thoranam

                                                    Geethopadesam

As soon as the devotees get in Tirumala they can see near the entrance the sight of Sree Krishna the incarnation of MahaVishnu exhorting and advising the Geetha to Arjuna in the battle field of Kurushetra

                                              
                                                   Enquiry Office- Reception Office

Above

This is the Vicharana Kendra (enquiry office) which solves the doubts of the devotees arriving at Tirumala by lakhs by giving them necessary information

Below

This is the reception office which gives rented cottages and rent free rooms to the devotees to stay

                                          Vaikunta Mukhadwaram 

 Lakhs and Lakhs of Devotees arriving for the vision of Tirumala Bhagawan enter the temple by the Vaikunta gate.All those who have come for the darshan of Bhagawan, whether they are V.I.Ps or those who have got tickets ,can get at the SREEKOVIL only by Vaikunta Gate

                                                  Vaikunta Thoranam 

This is the main entrance through which the devotees get into the temple after giving their  hair as offering.It is also known as Vaikunta Thoranam

                                                    Kalyanakkatta(Place for Shaving Head)

                                  This is the main center,known as Kalyanakatta , to offer hair which is the most important  offering at Tirumala .About 20,000 devotees offer their hair here a day.It is said that there is no other temple in Asia where hair is given as offering every day like this.As there is not enough space for the devotees coming here, another building like this 

                                                         Dining Hall

 This is the dining hall which distributes apt food to the devotees coming after paying their obeisance to Sri Venkatachalapathi.About twenty five thousand devotees are given free food here from morning till evening daily.In the kitchen here food is prepared in steam with the help of ultra modern gadgets which  cannot be seen any where in Asia