Other sevas for srivaru: going by walk to the temple from foot of hills (alipiri); some devotees smear turmeric and kumkum to every step of the seven hills. Some also light campher at each step because each step also is soo powerful in Tirupathi.
Vasanthotsavam: Vasantotsavam for sri venkateswara swamy was performed grandly in tirupathi on 1.4.07 and ooreginpu (procession) of Swami in the form of Malayappa swamy with sridevi and bhoodevi in the evening and all devotees joined the procession with great joy and rever.
The hundi income on this sunday was estimated as 1.5 crores.
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Latest Tirupathi News:
VIP services banned. In tirupathi, vip services for Balaji by devotees are banned for fourdays in a week , till june. Vip tickets will not be available on friday, saturday, sunday and monday. Devotees can make a phone call and explain about their problems daily one hour from 830 am.
Sudden rush of piligrims on this saturday and sunday of first week of june for having the sacred darshan of lord balaji.. Unable to provide maha darshan to all, and every body is provided with a laghu darshan that is a quick darshan of Lord venkateswara.-6.5.07
Recently tirumala tirupati devastanam has done a great help to devotees . The women with little children can have a seaprate queue for lord venkateswara darshan , and that helps a lot for all the women devotees who come with their little kids.
The plan to construct a rope way or railway station on tirumala tirupati has been deplored by many intellegent devotees including ex chief minister N chandra babu naidu. He informed that lord venkateswara is his family diety (kula daivam) and visited lord venkateswara on the occasion of his son's marriage .He visited tirupati to submit the wedding card at the lotus feet of lord balaji. He also strongly opposed conduction of poliltical rallies in tirupati.