indian lord [sri venkateshwara swami]

Tirupati (city)

Tirupati is a major pilgrimage and cultural city in the Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh. It is the largest city in the Rayalaseema region and also the 4th largest growing city of the Indian state Andhra Pradesh next to Hyderabad, Vizag and Vijayawada. It is located at the foothills of the Eastern Ghats, 65 kilometres (40 mi) from Chittoor, 150 kilometres (93 mi) fromChennai, 250 kilometres (160 mi) from Bangalore and 550 kilometres (340 mi) from Hyderabad. It is one of the richest pilgrimage cities of any religious faith in the world.^[3]

Tirupati is famous for Venkateswara Swamy temple dedicated to Lord Venkateswara, located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north west of Tirupati in the Tirumala hills at an elevation of 853 metres (2,799 ft). One of the most important pilgrimage centers in the world, the temple draws millions of pilgrims and is the busiest pilgrimage center in the world.^[4] Tirupati has several temples and is a major economical and educational hub in the southern region of the state...

there is an killo miter of Q line to take a dharshan of lord venkateshwara swami.. some tim's days was time taken to see the swami venkateshwara. 

t.t.d [tirupathi deva sthanam] was a arreanged to eat free goood food in the line also in  prasadam LODDU,thirupati laddu was verry famouse and teasty. and also having FREE rooms. bus. bathrooms. and etc..

==History==

There is no clear history on the origin of the temple of Lord Venkateshwara, but it was maintained and upgraded by various kingdoms. These include the [[Pallava Empire|Pallava Kingdom]] around 9th Century AD, [[Chola Empire|Chola Kingdom]] around 10th century AD and the latest one being [[Vijayanagara Empire]] around 14th to 15th century AD. It was during the rule of [[Vijayanagara Empire]] that the temple received increased contributions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tirumala.org/maintemple_history.htm|title=Temple History}}</ref>

The site was an established center of Vaishnavism around 5th century A.D. during which it was praised by [[Alvars]] (Vaishnava [[saint]]s). The temple rites were formalized by the Vaishnavite saint [[Ramanujacharya]] himself, in the 11th century AD.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.publishyourarticles.org/knowledge-hub/history/bhakti-movements.html|title=Bhakti Movements}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.etirupati.com/history.htm|title=History of Tirumala}}</ref> Tirupati survived the [[Muslim]] and British invasions. It is believed that during the invasions the deity of [[Sriranganatha]] from Srirangam was brought to Tirupati for safekeeping at Ranga [[Mandapa]]m.

The Madras legislature passed a special act in 1933 whereby the [[Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam]] (TTD) committee was invested with powers of administration and control through a commissioner appointed by the Government of Madras.{{Citation needed|date=June 2010}}

==Climate==

Monsoon remains moderate and summer experiences temperatures ranging from 35 to 40 degrees Celsius. In winter the minimum temperatures will be between 18 and 20 degrees Celsius. Usually summer lasts from March to June, with the advent of rainy season in July, followed by winter which lasts till the end of February.