About Tirupathi

The temple town of Tirupati at the foot of Tirumala hills situated in Chittoor District of Andhra Pradesh, came into existence in the middle of twelfth century, with the founding of Govindarajaswamy temple.

Apart from Tirumala, Govindarajaswamy temple, Kapila Tirtham and Rama temple are the other sacred places at Tirupati. Some other places worth visiting around Tirupati are the temple of the Goddess Padmavati Devi - the divine consort of Lord Venkateshwara at Tiruchanur, the Fort at Chandragiri built in 1000 AD and improved upon by the Vijayanagara kings and the two palaces in the vicinity formerly used by the members of the royal family and Kalyana Venkateshwaraswamy temple at Srinivasamangapuram 12 km from Tirupati.