Tirupati

Sri Venkateswara Swamy Tirupathi:

If you're looking for a spiritual adventure, look no further than Tirumala! Located on top of seven hills in the city of Tirupati, this sacred site is home to the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam trust, which operates buses to take visitors to the temple. If you're feeling brave, you can walk the seven hills to get there!

Venkateswara swamy is known as the "Kaliyuga Pratyaksha Daivam" – the deity who protects the age of Kali. He is also known as Balaji, Narayana, and many other names. His worship is believed to bring good luck and happiness in this earthly life, and help in achieving success in the next. Whether you're visiting for a day or a longer stay, you're sure to feel the peace and blessings of this sacred site.

If you're looking for anworldly experiences, then head to the temple of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD). It's one of the most popular tourist destinations in India, and the religious significance of the place has no bounds.

There are seven doors in TTD, and people will typically saw the god from the third door, meaning that you'll need to be prepared for a bit of a fight. In fact, the temple is known for its fierce praying Mantras, and so it's no surprise that there's a lot of fighting going on around it.

But despite the fights, the temple is still a very famous tourist attraction, with many people eager to visit its numerous attractions. The most popular attractions in TTD are the Vijayanagara Empire-era temples, the Srinivasa mangapuram temple, and the Kalyana Venkateswara swamy temple.

If you're looking for an experience that'll leave you speechless, then head to Tirupati Zoo or the Venkateswara zoological park. These are some of the largest zoos in the world, and they offer a range of activities that'll take your breath away.

More than 60,000 to 80,000 pilgrims visit the Sri Venkateswara Temple every day, 

Sarva Darshan is the free darshan where in the pilgrims wait for their turn to catch the glimpse of Lord in the compartments of Vaikuntam Queue Complex II. Please refer to the weekly temple programme for the timings.On normal days, about 18 hours are allotted for Sarvadarshanam and on peak days, it is open for 20 hours.

The entrance for this darshan is through the Vaikuntam Queue Complex. The complex is a series of interconnected halls that leads to the main temple. TTD provides a wide range of Some facilities are provided Queue Complex:

  Annaprasadam is provided for the waiting pilgrims free of cost.  Milk, Coffee & Tea are provided for waiting pilgrims free of cost at every 3 hours interval. Free Medical facility is also provided. Well maintained toilets , RO filter water are available. Closed Circuit Television, through which devotional programmes and music are relayed.There are officers to look after the facilities in the Vaikuntam Queue Complex, regulate the queues and attend to complaints.

Tirupati is well connected by rail,road and air. Pilgrims can travel by bus from all major cities in India.people will reach renigunta,tirupati and gudur railway stations while traveling by train.

Renigunta is the nearest airport from Tirupati which is a distance of 30 minutes.

Mahanandi

Mahanandiswara Swamy Temple:

Mahanandi is a famous old temple of Andhra Pradesh situated in the district Kurnool. In this place god shiva is worshipped as Mahanandiswara swamy,it is surrounded by forest called nallamala forest.

The village of Mahanandi is located to the east of Nallamala Hills. This place is a picturesque village surrounded by thick forest, and within a 15 km radius, there are nine Nandis (Bulls), known as Nava Nandis. Mahanandi is famous for the Mahanandiswara swamy Temple and foremost shrines of Nava Nandis. The nine temples are: Mahanandi, Shivanandi, Vinayakanandi, Somanandi, Prathamanandi, Garudanandi, Suryanandi and Krishnanandi.

The temple is open for Darshan (viewing) and Pooja (prayer) from 6:30 AM to 11 AM,12;15 PM to 2:30 PM and 5 PM to 8:30 PM.

Regular sevas and pooja darshanas will start early morning 4:30 AM and these poojas will conducted throughout the day still 8:30 PM.In this Mahanandi temple different types of regular and paroksha sevas will be Conducted.regular sevas are suprabhata seva,stanikaabhisheka seva,mahamangala harathi,nijaroopa darshanam.

It's one of the best tourist attractions in South India. The temple is famous for its fresh water pools, called pushkarini or kalyani. There are three pushkarinis in the temple. In these three one is big inside the temple and The remarkable feature here is the crystal clear water in Pushkarini which flows throughout the year. The water is so clear and pure that even a needle at the bottom can be seen clearly. The remaining two pushkarinis in front of the temple. The atmosphere around the temple is silent and you can feel the freshness of air.

There is a huge Nandi statue outside the Mahanandiswara Temple, It is one of the biggest nandi statue's in the world.

  You can reach Mahanandi by road and train only. There is no air route for Mahanandi,people will come to hyderabad and bangalore only by air.from there you can take buses or trains to nandyal which is 19 KM distance from Mahanandi.

Gandikota

 

Gandikota Fort:

Gandikota is a historical place on the right bank of river penna,the grand canyon of India is located at  kadapa district,India.It is located 15 km away from jammalamadugu in kadapa district.In this tourist spot the river penna passes through the mountains and forms a deep valley.It has a beauty that makes even the grand canyon of Arizona,USA.

Gandikota is a famous tourist attraction on the right side of river Penna in Kadapa district, Andhra Pradesh, India. In this place the river passes through mountains and deep valleys. 

Gandikota fort is on the right bank of river Penna. The tourist attractions here include gandikota fort, temples, Masjid and resorts. Gandikota is well-connected with all nearby villages. Resorts are available for tourists near Gandikota.The highlight of the village of Gandikota is the Gandikota Fort, which was built in the 13th Century. The Gandikota fort is side by side  the Pennar river running through on both sides and is protected by a majestic 5-mile wall. Built-in red sandstone, the pride of the fort is beautiful, intricate carvings in the interior.

This place is famous for its views of hills and deep valleys.In addition to a greenery, jail and ruins of some temples, there are several structures within the fort that you can visit.

Campfire sites are available near the Golkonda fort,several activities are done at campsites.Plenty sites are available at Gandikota.

Various adventure activities, including kayaking, paragliding, rock climbing, rappelling, trekking/hiking, etc., are available at Gandikota. These activities are provided by various operators and can be booked ahead or on-site depending on availability.

There is a train route available to Jammalamadugu and Kadapa from their nearest station which is gadikota. To reach gandikota you have to go through a road. There are also bus routes available to Jammalamadugu,kadapa nearest to gandikota.