TIRUMALA and SACRED THEERTHAMS

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TIRUMALA and SACRED THEERTHAMS

Tirumala is such a beautiful pilgrimage centre for anyone – I have been to many other temples but here it is like you are in a vast ocean of bliss and happiness wherever you are up the hills and when you see the main deity Lord Venkateswara – you will know that you are mesmerized for those moments and will not be able to take off your eyes easily. To me its like he is there looking at you, listening to the prayers in your heart and answering it. Hmmmmmm….sorry if I am talking religious. Main intention of this blog is to share the experiences I had when trying to explore some of the sacred theerthams in the forest side of the hills.

THEERTHAMS IN TIRUMALA

In General we all know about SRIVARI PUSHKARNI – one of the sacred theertham in the hill where all pilgrims will take bath. Other than this, we can visit AKASH GANGA THEERTHAM and PAPANASAM FALLS. There is also GOGARBA THEERTHAM on the way to PAPANASAM exactly where we go over a dam kind of bridge. Also we have JABALI THEERTHAM which is also accessible to all pilgrims.

I would like to take you all through some of the other theerthams that is quite into the forest and not accessible to general public easily or without permission from the TTD or Forest departments.


SRIVARI PUSHKARNI............

JABALI THEERTHAM.......

Many of us would not have known about the KAPILA THEERTHAM that is located at the foothills of TIRUMALA before we start climbing hills. Info on KAPILA THEERTHAM is given below….

KAPILA THEERTHAM

This is on the way from Tirupati Railway Station/ Bus stand to the foothills of tirumala hills about 3 kms from bus stand. Landmark is called as ‘Nandi Circle’. This has a temple dedicated to Lord Shiva and is said that we should pray to him first and then to climb on to see Lord Venkateswara. This temple has a waterfall that is said to be the mix of 63 sacred theerthams in tirumala. This is seasonal (from October till January/ February) and is good for an enjoyous bath like in any other famous waterfall.

Kapila Theertham near Nandi Circle - this will be a very scenic waterfall during the season