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- Sunshine374422748461 contributionEverything is free like food, mundan, keeping shoes/mobile, darshan bus, hot water, cool water & etcGovinda Go-vinda... Real God in good place. I had reached 10.30 pm at Tirupati Railway station & got Apsrtc bus with Rs.80/- per head. At Alipiri there was checking. Appx 35 minutes taken to reach Tirumala. We stay in outside & morning 4am queued for Accomodation with Rs. 50/- & security deposit 500/- & it is refundable when room checked out. I have noticed one thing, every places having Toilet & bathroom. Everything is free like food, mundan, keeping shoes/mobile, darshan bus, hot water, cool water & etcWritten 13 November 2023This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Mohan S3 contributionsWe reached Sri Vaari Mettulu from Tirupathi on 30.10.2023 by hiring an auto ( ₹ 500). Enroute we visited Srinivasamangapuram temple, statue of Lord Srinivasa is very nice, don't miss this temple visit. At 06.30 hrs reached Sri Vaari Mettulu base office which opens from 06.00 hrs to 18.00 hrs only. After screening of our luggage, it was put inside a closed vehicle, now we could climb the steps freely.One can send the footwear also along with the luggage OR it can be carried by hand in a bag or a cover. We started climbing at 06.45 hrs and reached the top 2388 steps at 09.00 hrs. After climbing 40 steps, there's a counter wherein they will verify original aadhar card and issue a token for Sarva darshan to see Lord Balaji.It's manageable, at some places steps are steep. Go slowly by taking rest in between, hydrate properly and don't forget to carry your food ( if required) . Enroute we didn't see any shops selling food items.By the time we reached the top of Sri Vaari Mettulu, there was a message to mobile that our luggage reached top at Tirumala.It takes around 2 to 3 hrs to reach our luggage to Tirumala.We could collect the luggage and proceeded for other activities at Tirumala.System is very nice and helpful for pilgrims. Thanks to Tirumala authorities.
GOVINDA! GOVINDA! GOVINDA!Written 4 November 2023This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - DVKrishnaHyderabad, India13 contributionsNice place for pilgrims, very neatly maintained temple despite of pilgrims footfall. Must have darshan & blessings of the AmmavaruWritten 31 May 2023This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Global30675224948Kollam, India1 contributionThe visit was an excellent spiritual pilgrimage. Feel spiritually uplifted. The visit to Chandragiri Fort was seeing the ancient sculptures and architectures. Some of the sculptures were damaged. Nevertheless, it was a memorable visit. Then, we visited the ancient Shiva temple at Kapila theertham, the only Shiva temple in Tirupati. The waterfalls and bathing tank give an elevating experience. We then visited Kothandaramaswamy temple, Govindarajaswamy temple, Prasanna Venkiteshwara temple and the ancient Parasurameswara temple at Gudimallam. Finally we had the crowning glory by visiting the Tirumala temple and getting darshanam of the Lord.Written 5 November 2023This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- JanardhanKadiri, India24 contributionsIt is located near srivari mettu.srinivasmangapuram .lord Kalyan Venkateswara swamy.in tirumala lord same but height in view.no crowd happily we can darshan for lord .cow is also in temple for darshan.nice parking good temple for visitors of devoteesWritten 20 February 2023This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Wandering Tales Travel DreamsHyderabad, India59 contributionsVery nice experience. Had to walk for a bit as the cars were stopped about 1/2 km away from the entrance (which was a little difficult but doable for the elderly in our group). The temple itself was serene and the queues moved quickly. There are multiple smaller temples in the vicinity that you can visit if you have the time to spare.Written 2 January 2023This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Travel Diary1 contributionWe climbed up from tirupati to tirumala using alipiri gate. There are two routes to climb up: from Alipiri and from Srivari mettu. We had heard Srivari mettu is smaller and takes lesser time but is more steep and difficult. We were 3 families with 2 kids. Hence, we planned to take Alipiri route.
Day 1:
Starting 6 AM from Whitefiled, Bengaluru, we first reached Kapil teertham temple by around 10:30AM. Temple is really good. It has a pond where people were taking bath too. It has minor parking challenges as cars are park on road. Given the less rush, we could manage. We were expecting a waterfall in the temple however, it was fully dried up, even in the month of july. In the search of waterfall, from there, we drove to Ramapuram falls. To our surprise, there is no waterfall there. Someone told us if we trek for 2 km, there is a small stream of water. We avoided the trek as we had to trek next day for temple. However, the place as still quite scenic with lot of natural beauty. Hence, we spent 30-40 min there before heading to our home stay in Tirupati.
Day 2:
We woke up early to reach Alipiri Gata parking by 4:30 AM. There is big space for free parking. However, there are no sign boards. We asked the people around to guide us to park. It is a little chaos to find right stop to park our vehicle in the absence of any sign board or any one guiding to show way to the vehicle. We walked to bhudevi complex for tickets following google map (remember no signboards or supporting staff). There was minor rush to get the tickets. Only Sarvadarshan tickets were issued to us. No one replied on how and where to get divya darshan tickets of even if it is possible to get divya darshan tickets. We were told to get the ticket stamped mid way. We got the tickets at 5:30AM with reporting time as 4PM.
We started climbing right away from Alipiri gate. It was allowed to wear flipflops, however there are too many temples on the way. You can visit those temples keeping your flipflops outside. However, people put turmeric on the steps and many of them will not like you wearing flipflops. Every now and them someone will ask you to remove flipflops and I would recommend to not wear them.
There are enough shops on the way selling food items, glucose, drinks etc. Everything is well managed. One difference i noticed as different from climbing up in vaishno devi and tirupati is everyone chants "jai mata di" and other energising slogans which keep motivating you all the way long. In tirupati, it was a quite silent trek with some songs being played at few places, but people were mostly silently climbing, barring one or two instances of "govinda govinda". Also, as usual no ground staff from temple to guide you and people around you being ignorant of your presence (barring calling the flipflops out).
Half way, we got the tickets scanned and then stamped (few people missed stamping as it was done separately). We need to carry original of adhaar., No photo copy is needed and adhaar is mandatory (no other document work). We again tried to get info on divya darshan. This time the person as window told there is one only more ticket, costing 10K which can give us direct entry to temple.
We were a large group with kids and took lot of haults. Hence, we could finish the trek in 6 hours but in general you can expect 4-5 hours. Overall, trekking was a nice experience. It is mix of steps and walk. During the last 600 steps we could see people climbing steps on knees. Whole trek provides you very nice experience.
After the trek, as usual no clear sign boards and ground staff to help, we kept walking straight and taking help from near by shop keepers. to reach a place where we could two conflicting signboards of "sarvdarshan" tickets. One was asking to go down on stairs and other was asking to take left. We asked people around and no one was clear. After spending 15 mins, we could figure out we can take bus from left or go down stairs to walk to the place from where Sarvdarshan queue starts. Some of us got head shaved near the same place, which was free of cost and people can pay at their own will. Then we reached queue starting point at 2:30PM after having lunch and some shopping too.
As expected there was lot of rush in the queue. All the bags and mobiles were deposited with good safety and management amidst crazy rush. Only thing missing again was sign boards and ground staff to help. Because of which only when we reached inside, we came to know even smart watch is not allowed. The staff was quite rude and didnt even tell us from where to collect it. Amidst this much rush, going through cells and queues, we had great experience of darshan at 6PM. On the way, few queue merged with ours. One person told he had booked virtual seva of 500/- and joined us directly midway saving his 1-2 hrs as compared to us.
After the darshan, it was hassle free to get the laddoo prasand. One laddoo per ticket and we could get more laddoo at 50/- each. From there we went to luggage room and got all the mobile and smart watch at same place and bags from another queues. It was all well managed and hassle free.
People told us we could take free bus to go down to tirupati, but it was very crowded to booked a jeep instead. There were other buses too charging ~100/- per person. We reached back to parking by around 8PM.
Overall it was a great experience. Thousands of people visiting the temple daily and everything is well defined and structured to handle it without much mess. Only challenge is missing info over internet or even at the temple with no sing boards, ground staff help counters etc.Written 31 July 2023This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - TheWorldNutBangalore District, India582 contributionsKapil Teertham is an ancient Shiva temple inside a cave and then built around it. It remains as one of the main temples for those visiting Tirupati. Located conveniently at the foothills of Tirumala and very accessible through both public and private vehicles (though parking remains a challenge here). The main deity is lord Shiva, and the temple premise houses many other deities. It takes about 30 mins for darshan (there was a queue for special darshan with a 5/- fee but by and large there was nothing special about it). Carrying mobile phones is allowed but taking photos inside the temple is not. One of the main features is the pond where many people take bath and also a waterfall, but apparently it's only during the rainy season that the waterfall is meaningful.
Overall a nice experience. There were many warning signs for footwear thieves so it might be a good idea to keep your footwear somewhere outside in your vehicle or at a shop as there is no proper place to keep them.Written 24 February 2023This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - Shiva MBengaluru, India34 contributionsIf you are someone who love natural wonders, and particularly rock formations or locations with geological history, this is a must-visit on your trip to Tirupati/Tirumala. The rock formations are mesmerizing. Keep aside at least an hour to be able to walk around and see all the rock formations distributed across multiple spots and enjoy them.
Again, there are buses that are hop-on/hop-off from Balaji bus stand in Tirumala (you would need to find out where is Balaji bus stand) that run from morning till 07:00pm for a flat fare of Rs120/- per person to visit this location as well as 5 other places of interest.Written 17 January 2023This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - Narendran DamaTirupati, India78 contributionsThe ISKCON temple in Tirupati is a magnificent temple dedicated to Lord Krishna. The architecture of this building is truly awe-inspiring. Radha and Krishna are beautifully sculpted idols that are aesthetically pleasing to the eye. A fantastic example of Hindu art can be seen throughout this temple, which is filled with beautiful sculptures. It's an excellent place for meditating and practicing spirituality in a peaceful environment. The temple is open from 4:15 a.m. to 9 p.m. The temple is freely accessible. There is a problem with parking, but everything else seems to be fine.Written 19 July 2022This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Meher Kiran NHyderabad, India284 contributionspaved path till temple now. Peaceful place to meditate. check temple timings. beware of monkeys grabbing the plastic packets. There is a walk to get to temple, it's a little up and down steps but manageable by most.Written 9 November 2023This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Nithin Shetty2 contributionsExcellent experience enjoyed Lott spend good amount of time with nature and water falls, always remembering this tripWritten 21 June 2023This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Meander069444949021 contributionWe had very nice experience visiting the temple. We would like to visit the temple again. Swamy is amazing.Written 5 September 2023This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Srinath14 contributionsTirumala is called Bhuloka Vaikuntam. Even 2-3 seconds of Darshan of Lord Balaji will take you to heaven. The Tirumala Temple is famous for its crowd management.Written 5 October 2023This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- SACHINPARMAARBengaluru, India1,141 contributionsThis place just about 20 mins from Tirumala Lord Venkateshwara Temple by any transport is known for taking bath in the sacred water which known for destruction of Sin. This is the belief here. Goddess Gangadevi has a temple here. Be careful of the monkeys sitting here as they snatch away your things if you tease them.Written 2 March 2020This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
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