Mysore To Tirupathi Tour Package 

Tirupati is the temple town of Andhra Pradesh and home to the one of the most revered temples of South India. The ninth most populated city of Andhra Pradesh houses the famous Tirumala Venkateswara Temple.

Well connected with air, road and railway Chennai has been a major gateway to the spiritual town of Tirupati. Take our Mysore to Tirupati tour by private car to explore the well known temples of the sacred town.

Tirumala has been named as the Best Heritage City by India’s Ministry of Tourism. Visited by several devotees annually it is known as the Spiritual Capital of Andhra Pradesh. Legends state that Lord Rama along with his wife Sita and brother Lakshmana stayed here while returning from Sri Lanka.

Tirumala Venkateswara Temple is one of the eight Vishnu Swayambhu Kshetras and listed as the 106th and the last earthly Divya Desam. It proves to be a celebrated charming landmark of the famed town. Explore the town filled with amazing temples, boarding our 1 day Tirupati tour from Chennai by car.

Known for its marvelous works of art and architecture, the city of Chennai delights and inspires every visitor. Tourists marvel at the awe inspiring historical monuments, stunning temples, ancient churches and impressive museums. It is often visited for its amazing beaches, zoological gardens and eco parks.

Tirupati Tour by Car

Mysore to Tirupati trip encompasses the visit to the most revered temple in the world, the Lord Venkateswara Temple. The richest temple in the world has more than 50000 devotees visiting it every day.

During special festivals like Brahmotsavam the number of pilgrims worshiping Lord Venkateswara raises to 500000.

It is believed that Goddess Lakshmi was born to King Akasha Raja as Padmavati. Lord Vishnu came to earth to marry her and had to take loan from the God of wealth, Kubera for the marriage. To repay his loan he had to stay in the Tirumala Hills.

Start your full day Tirupati trip by paying your obeisance to Goddess Padmavathi at the sacred Padmavati temple. Move ahead to the most iconic landmark of the famed town, the Tirumala Venkateswara Temple.

Sri Tirumala Venkateswara Swamy Temple

Lord Venkateswara appears as the presiding deity in the standing posture with two hands holding the Shanka and Sudarshana Chakra, one hand in varada posture and one hand placed over the thigh. Three marvellous Dwarams or entrances to the Garbhagriha are worth noticing. Mahadwaram or Padi Kavali with its 50 feet, five storied gopuram that is adorned with seven Kalasams on its top, is one of the striking features of this historically significant temple. The gopuram is decorated with six tiers of carvings.Get inspired with the glorious architecture and structure of the temple that has marvellous mandapams. Pradakshinam or the paths for circumambulating the temple have several impressive mandapams. A significant feature of the temple is the Krishnadevarayalu mandapam built by the king of Vijayanagara Kingdom, Sri Krishnadevaraya and his two consorts, Tirumala Devi and Chinna Devi. Another important feature of the temple is the stone pillared pavilion called the Tirumala Raya Mandapam or the Anna Unjal Mandapam. The circumambulating path around the Ananda Nilayam Vimanam popular as Vimana Pradakshinam enshrines Varadaraja and Yoga Narasimha.

Arguably one of the most opulent temples in the world, Sri Venkateshwara Swamy Temple (or Balaji Temple) is located in the Seshachalam Ranges of Tirumala. Spread over 16 acres of land, the temple has three grand entry gates to it.

The main entrance is called the ‘Maha Dwaram’ and is 50 feet in height. Next to it is the brass gate, then the silver gate, and ultimately, the golden entrance. Couples often visit here to pray that they conceive children. A common practice by parents who have children after their first visit here is to offer coins or silver worth the weight of their children.

Padmavati Temple

The Inspiring one day tour to Tirupati from Chennai takes you to the ancient Padmavathi temple. It is said that before worshipping Lord Venkateswara at Tirumala, devotees should visit this temple located in Tiruchanoor at a short distance of 5km from Tirupati.

This Sacred temple constructed by Thondaman Chakravarthy, the elder brother of Goddess Padmavati has a temple tank called the Padmasarovar. Goddess Padmavathi is the presiding deity who is believed to have appeared on a thousand petal golden lotus.

As such the temple is also renowned as Alamelu Mangapuram Temple, wherein Alar refers to Lotus, Mel means top, Manga means Goddess and the word puram refers to a village or town in Telugu.

The spiritual complex houses the Sri Krishnaswamy Temple and Sri Sundaraja Swamy Temple. According to local legends, Lord Surayanarayana played a vital role in the blooming of the golden lotus. Tourists can visit Lord Sri Suryanarayana Temple built opposite to Padmasarovar.

Shila Thoranam

This interesting natural arch is a National Geological Monument of India. In Telugu, ‘sila’ translates to ‘rock’, and ‘thoranam’ means ‘garland’. The attraction actually resembles a garland made of rocks. Measuring 8 metres in width and 3 metres in height, the arch is made of quartzite rocks.

Shila Thoranam was discovered in the 1980’s but its age is estimated to be 2.5 million years. The arch is best visible when the sky is clear. It is advisable to wait at the nearby garden if there is fog shrouding the geo-heritage monument.

Srivari Padalu

This site is located right at the peak of the Narayanadri range of hills. Set in the middle of a forested area, Srivari Padalu has religious and mythological significance in Hinduism. It is believed that Lord Vishnu set his first foot forward on this hill when he visited Thirumala. In fact, he appeared in the form of Lord Venkateshwara.

The Narayanadri Hills are one of the 7 hills that make up the Tirumala Hills of Andhra Pradesh. Each of these hills is considered to be divine. Visitors have to climb up 300 steps to reach the top where a symbolic pair of footprint is made in stone.

Sri Venu Gopala Swamy Temple

Built some distance away from the famed Balaji Temple, Sri Venu Gopala Swamy Temple honours Lord Krishna. His statue at this shrine is particularly of his childhood. Still, he is shown as playing a flute – his favourite musical instrument. There are a couple statues flanking the central idol.

Those are of his first wife Rukmini Devi, and his third wife, Satyabhama Ammavaru. There is also a pot of butter in front of the idol of Krishna as that used to be his favourite thing to eat. This temple is open from 6 AM to 11 Am, and again from 4 PM to 8 PM.

Japali Anjaneya Swamy Temple

Accessible from 5:30 in the morning until 9 at night, the Japali Anjaneya Swamy Temple or Sri Bedi Anjaneya Swamy Temple is dedicated to Hanuman. As the story goes, a young Hanuman wanted to go after a camel out of Tirumala. His mother, Anjana Devi tied his hands with handcuffs to restrain him until her return.

This unusual idol of Hanuman has both his hands cuffed, unlike at other Hanuman temples where he is seen in a powerful pose, holding the mountain Dronagiri in one hand, and his mace on the other. Hanuman is a pivotal character in the epic of Ramayana.

Akasha Ganga

Akasha Ganga is a teertham (one of the sites for taking a holy dip to wash off sins according to Hindu mythology). Named after our galaxy, the Milky Way, this teertham is considered to be the holiest of all other teerthams in Tirumala.

Even the idol of Sri Venkateshwara is washed with the waters of Akasha Ganga. If you don’t wish to take a bath here, you can always just watch the gorgeous waterfalls. The volume of water surges in the monsoon, making it a pleasant sight to behold.

Papavinasam

Even though this set of waterfall is natural, it is directed through the mouth of lion faced taps. Hinduism believes in multiple births, and it is said that taking a shower under these taps will cleanse one’s sins from the previous births. For the ease of devotees, changing rooms are built, and there are separate ones for male and female.

The wall that the taps jut out from is also decorated with colourful murals, making it appear very beautiful. To ensure that the water does not overflow, a reservoir is used to store the excess water and to regulate the outflow of the nearby dam.