Tell about Tirupati Balaji ?

Sad and dejected, Lord Vishnu came in search of his consort Mahalakshmi only to find that she had taken birth in the family of a king as Padmavati.

The temple town for most of the medieval era part of Vijayanagara Empire till 17th century and its rulers contributed considerable resources and wealth notable by Krishna Deva Raya and Achyuta Deva Raya, Sadasiva Raya and Tirumala Deva Raya.

The idol of Lord Balaji is adorned with a highly volatile chemical that is raw camphor or green camphor (Pachai Karpooram) derived from Cinnamomum camphora tree. When this chemical is applied on any stone it creates crack and fissures but when applied on Lord Balaji’s idol there was no damage on the stone.

. Lord Shiva and Brahma came there as a cow and calf in search of the Lord. Shiva in the form of the cow poured its milk inside the anthill to feed the Lord on a daily basis.

Lord Balaji’s idol has a specific temperature always maintaining 110 degrees F. But the temple is situated at a height of about 3000 feet which means the climate is normally cold up there and every morning at 4:30 am after the Abhishekam Lord Venkateswara Swamy is done with water, milk as well as other holy and divine dravayam, sweat appears in the form of fine water drops and particles on the idol or Lord Balaji’s body which is also wiped off with a silk fabric cloth. Even on every Thursday when ornaments are removed from the idol before the sacred bath it is always noticed that they remain warm.

As per the divine plan, both Venkateshwara and Padmavati met each other and the gods approached the king to give his daughter in marriage to the Lord.

Lord Balaji’s silken dress that is upper saree and lower dhoti is around 21 arm length which is one and a half feet long and the weight is around 6 kg. Hence the devotees willing to offer the silken dress cannot buy the dress from shop rather they submit the sum amount at the temple’s trust office towards the cost of the dress.

The lord received a huge sum of money from Kuber, the god of wealth to conduct a very grand marriage ceremony which was unprecedented. Following the marriage, the Lord stayed on the hills of Tirumala and a magnificent temple rose in the place.

The temple was built and upgraded in parts by various kingdoms. The inscriptions in the temple were found in Sanskrit, Telugu, Tamil and Kannada languages which specify the contributions of the Pallava Kingdom around the 9th century AD, Chola Kingdom around the 10th century AD and the Vijayanagara Empire in the 14th century AD

During the 15th century, Sri Tallapaka Annamacharya sung many songs in praise of the holy town in Telugu. He compared it to be divine, including the rocks, streams, trees, animals, and adds that it is heaven on the earth. One example of such a song is

There was no human settlement at Lower Tirupati until the year 1500. With the growing importance of Upper Tirupati, a village formed at the present day Kapilatheertham Road area and was named "kotturu"

It was later shifted to the vicinity of Govindarajaswamy Temple which was consecrated around the year 1130 CE.

Later the village grew into its present-day form around Govindaraja Swamy Temple which is now the heart of the city.

It has now gained a lot of popularity as a tourism place.

In 1932, Tirumala Venkateswara Temple was handed over to Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams by the TTD Act of 1932

In 2006, Tirupati Urban Development Authority(TUDA) and TTD together conducted "Tirupati Utsavam" which focused on the history of development of Tirupati town, kings who visited Tirumala and their contribution for development of the temple.

The fourth World Telugu Conference, a conference for furtherance of Telugu language, was conducted at Tirupati during December, 2012 for three days

In January, 2017, the 104th Indian Science Congress(ISCA) meeting was held in Tirupati.

Tirupati is located at 13.65°N 79.42°E in the Chittoor District of South Indian State of Andhra Pradesh.

It lies at the foot of Seshachalam Hills of Eastern Ghats which were formed during Precambrian era

One of its suburbs Tirumala, which is the home to Sri Venkateswara Temple, is also located within the hills.

Tirupati Urban agglomeration includes Tirupati(City) and census towns Akkarampalle, Avilala, Cherlopalle, Mangalam, Perur, Settipalle, Thummala gunta(part), Timminaidupalle, Tiruchanur, Tirupati(NMA)

Tirupati is surrounded by Srikalahasti towards the East, Puttur towards the South, Poothalapattu towards the west and the Seshachalam hills towards the North

Swarnamukhi River originates in Chandragiri Hills and passes through the Tirupati City before reaching Srikalahasti in the East.

At 12 km point on the Tirupati – Tirumala ghat road, there is a major discontinuity of stratigraphic significance that represents a period of remarkable serenity in the geological history of the Earth