Tirumala: The Ultimate Destination of Pilgrims
Venkatadri samam sthaanam Brahmaande naasti kinchana;Venkatesha samo devo na bhootho na bhavishyati! “There is no place in the universe equal to Venkatadri;no deity has ever been or will be equal to Venkatesa!” So declares the Varaha Purana. Tirumala, the abode of Lord Venkateswara, is the ultimate goal of all devotees from time immemorial. The Puranas, along with the soul-stirring hymns of great savants like Tallapaka Annamacharya, the Alvars, and the Haridasas, unequivocally praise the supreme…