TIRUPATI
Famous For Having: World's Richest Temple
Famous As: A Pilgrimage Centre
Nearby Attractions: Sri Kalyana Venkateswaraswami Temple, Sri Venugopalaswami Temple, Srikalahasti.
Tirupati - A Divine Destination
Tirupati
City is located in the southeastern part of
Andhra
Pradesh State. It lies about 152-km northwest of
Chennai in the
Palkonda Hills. Tirupati is known as the abode of the Hindu god
Venkateshvara (also spelt as 'Venkatesvara'), "Lord of Seven Hills".
About 10-km northwest of Tirupati, at an elevation of 750m, is the sacred
hill of Tirumala, which was considered so holy that before 1870 non-Hindus
were not permitted to ascend it.
Back To History - The Ruling Dynasties
Tirupati was developed mainly by the contributions made by kings during
their rule. Almost all the kings from great dynasties of the southern
peninsula have paid homage to Lord Sri Venkateswara in this ancient shrine
of Tirupati. The Pallavas of Kancheepuram (9th century AD), the Cholas of
Thanjavur (a century later), the Pandyas of Madurai, and the kings and
chieftains of Vijayanagar (14th - 15th century AD) were devotees of the
Lord and they competed with one another in endowing the temple with rich
offerings and contributions.
During the rule of the Vijayanagar dynasty contributions made to the
temple increased enormously. Krishnadevaraya had statues of himself and
his consorts installed at the portals of the Tirupati temple, and these
statues can be seen to this day. There is also a statue of Venkatapati
Raya in the main temple at Tirupati.
The decline of the Vijayanagar dynasty did not affect the contributions
to this place as many nobles and chieftains from all parts of the country
continued to pay their homage and offer gifts to the temple. Raghoji
Bhonsle, the Maratha general, visited the temple and set up a permanent
endowment for the conduct of worship in the temple. He presented valuable
jewels to the Lord, including a large emerald, which is still preserved in
a box named after the General. Among the later rulers who have endowed
large amounts are the rulers of
Mysore and
Gadwal. 
After the fall of Hindu kingdoms, came the Muslim rulers of
Karnataka and
after their downfall the British took over, and many of the
temples
came under their supervisory and protective control.
In 1843 AD, the East India Company divested itself of the direct
management of non-Christian places of worship and native religious
institutions.
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