Morning Bath of Lord Balaji, Tirupati

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[FONT=&quot]The idol of the Balaji always maintains a temperature of around 43.33 °C. The Tirumala Hills is at a height of about 3000 feet. Abhishegam sacred bath is done early in the morning around 4.30 a.m. to the idol with cold water, cold milk and other dravyams.

There is a traditional belief among the devotees that Lord Balaji opens his third eye and is visible at the time of Abhishegam. Morning bath of Bhagwan Tirupati Balaji, not everyone is blessed with this gift.[/FONT]


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Lord Balaji sweats after bathing?

[FONT=&quot]But immediately after the sacred bath, fine particles of water, appear on the body of the idol just like sweating. The priests, gently wipe the sweating by pressing a silken cloth on the body of the idol.

On all Thursdays, when the ornaments are put on the idol of Balaji and when removed just before the commencement of the sacred bath they are found to be very warm.[/FONT]


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Miracles of the idol!

[FONT=&quot]In all granite stone idols of gods and goddesses one can see the chipping marks of the sculptor’s chisel on the stones. Similarly in the case of metallic casting of idols one can detect visible marks of the liquid metal having been poured for the casting of the idol at places near the holes for pouring the liquid metal.

But the idol of Lord Balaji is totally devoid of such marks or blemishes. Not only that, Intricate carvings/workmanship have a smooth finish giving one a feel that it is a divine hand that has finished the idol. The various decorative ornaments carved on the idol of Lord Balaji, like the chutti on the forehead, the ear rings, the eye brows, the decorative snake formations etc. all look bright and spick and span like polished ornaments.[/FONT]


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Amazing wonders of the stone and the idol!

[FONT=&quot]Pachcha Karpooram (Literally means Green Camphor) a soft white chemical of which a pinch is crushed by hand and added for fragrance to the kalasa theerthams as well as sweet preparations like payasam, sakkarai pongal etc., made out of jaggery is applied on the main granite idol of Lord Balaji daily. This is a mild acid which may cause itching. It is said, if this chemical is pasted on any block of granite it would result in cracks developing in the stone.

But surprisingly when this is applied on the stone formations found at Tirupati they have no effect on them. Though this is applied on the idol of Lord Balaji daily, round the year till date there are no damages to the idol of Lord Balaji.[/FONT]


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Curd rice preferred food for the Lord!

[FONT=&quot]The kitchen / hall at Tirupati is very big and spacious. And a variety of items are prepared daily on massive scale.

The temple authorities buy a mud pot daily in which curd rice is offered to the Lord. Except curd rice, no other cooked or prepared food items would ever cross the Kulasekaran Steps (the name of the steps at the entrance of the sanctum sanctorum of Lord Balaji) and enter the sanctum sanctorum. No other type of expensive vessels made of rare metals or stones would be permitted into the sanctum sanctorum of Lord Balaji, or even cross the Kulasekaran Steps. It is deemed to be a big blessing indeed if any devotee gets the used mud pot and any remnants/left over of the curd rice offered to Lord Balaji.[/FONT]


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Lord Poshak


[FONT=&quot]The length of the Silken material of Lord Balaji is around 21 arm lengths (one muzham which is roughly one and a half feet and it weighs around 6 kilograms.

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This cannot be bought from any shop. Any devotee who is desirous of offering one such dress material has to remit a sum of Rs. 12,500 at the Devasthanam (Temple Office) towards the cost of this dress. (Present day cost one should enquire at the temple office.) The new dress is offered to the Lord only once in a week, that is on Fridays.

If you decide to offer a dress to the Lord, pay now and wait for your opportunity! It will be a few years, before your name appears in the list!![/FONT]


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Add-on outer garments

[FONT=&quot]One set of add-on outer garments (Mel Sathu Vastrams) used to cost Rs. 20,000, but present cost is unknown; check with the temple authorities.

Every Friday about 15 such outer garments are accepted for offerings. Presently the waiting period exceeds 10 years from date of remittance!!!

Other than the clothes offered by the devotees, the government of Andhra Pradesh also offers ONE SET of dress twice a year.[/FONT]


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Waiting period for abishekam

[FONT=&quot]The waiting period for common man desirous of offering an Abhishegam to the Lord, is beyond 5 years.

Many of the items required for the Abhishegam (Sacred Bath) are imported from abroad, e.g. saffron is from Spain, Kasturi (wastage from the body of musk deers) from Nepal, Punugu (wastage from the body of civic cats) from China, and certain fragrance materials from Paris etc. These items are used to be mixed with sandal paste prepared on a golden plate. 51 small kalasams of milk are offered in the Abhishegam. Then they apply Kasturi and Punugu to the idol.

From 4.30 to 5.30 every morning the Abhishegam is performed. The cost of each Abhishegam is around Rs. One Lakh.[/FONT]


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Imported roses and other fragrant items

[FONT=&quot]Specially picked Roses are air-freighted from Amsterdam by the Lord’s devotees. And the cost of each rose is above Rs. 100.

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Many fragrant items are sent from China to Lord Balaji. These include the Chinese Camphor, Aghil (a scented wood) resembling sandalwood, Sandalwood, Amber, Thakkolam, Lavangam, Kumkumam, Thamalam, Niryasam etc.[/FONT]


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Lord's ornaments

[FONT=&quot]The value of the ornaments of Lord Balaji is around Rs1000 crores. (And appreciates as the Bullion Market rises.) Since they have no safe place to keep all these ornaments and since Lord Balaji does not have the time to decorate himself with all these ornaments, he has decreed that the excess ornaments be auctioned off once every year after due publicity.

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Royalties like King Rajendra chola, King Krishna Deva Raya, Achchutha Raya have donated many precious jewels and have also created permanent endowments / trust for the benefit of the pilgrims of Lord Balaji and have got them engraved in stones as well as in copper plates as authentic proof of such donations. Even the Chola Queen had visited the temple and had offered many a gifts/presents to the Lord.[/FONT]


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A look-alike avatar

[FONT=&quot]A look alike small silver statue (idol), similar to the tall well built Moola Vigraham of Lord Balaji inside the sanctum sanctorum, was made on 8th June in 966 AD, for the purpose of daily Abhishegam as well as making Him wear his ornaments The Pallava king Sakthi Vidangan’s wife and queen to the throne called Kadavan Perum Devi had donated a lot of ornaments/jewels to this silver idol of Lord Balaji and she has also created an endowment for the purpose of conducting regular daily worship. The first Kulothunga Chola King had offered many costly gifts to the Deity.

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The paintings/murals at Tirupati are more than 300 years old.[/FONT]


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Bilva leaves offering

[FONT=&quot]Bilva Leaves, a must for worship of Lord Siva are used during archana (worship by various names of the Lord) to Lord Balaji on all Fridays. Similarly the same Bilva leaves are used during archanas in the month of Marghazhi.( 15th Dec. to 15 Jan).

On Maha Sivaratri day which is considered sacred for the worship of Lord Siva a festival called Kshetra Palika is celebrated at Tirupati. On that day the Urchava Idol is decorated with a flat diamond studded ornament resembling the three streaks of vibhuthi (sacred ash applied on foreheads in three lines by worshipers of Lord Siva) and taken out in procession on the streets.[/FONT]


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Travel to Tirupati

[FONT=&quot]The closest airport to Tirupati is located at Renigunta, about 15 kilometres from the city. Regular flights to Renigunta Airport are available from Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad and Bangalore, among other major cities. Renigunta Airport is well connected to the city centre by cabs which charge a reasonable INR 300 for the short distance.

If you are visiting the temple for Tirupati darshan from overseas, the nearest international airport to is the Chennai Airport. It is well connected to most major domestic and international cities. A cab ride to the city centre from the airport, a distance of about 200 kilometres from Chennai Airport, will take about 4 hours.[/FONT]


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Travel by road

[FONT=&quot]State run buses connect most towns in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka with Tirupati. A host of tourist bus service providers offer package tours to the Tirupati Temple from Bangalore, Chennai and Hyderabad and other cities. You can also tie up with a tour operator for transport, accommodation, darshan and sightseeing.[/FONT]

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[tbs]

hi

i studied in Tirupati for seven yrs....im a regular visitor for tirupati last 40 yrs......i did volunteer service in tirumala temple

inside duty JARAGANTI FOR ONE MONTH as a student in college....

 

[Lalit]

Really!!!
It will be great to know of your wonderful experiences in the Divine sanctum sanctorum. Please can you share them?
Regards

 

[tbs]

Really!!!
It will be great to know of your wonderful experiences in the Divine sanctum sanctorum. Please can you share them?
Regards

hi

when i was student in tirupati university....i had chance to attend a SUMMER COURSE at thirumala about HINDUISM....

the devasthanam provided boardl/lodge in th hills....mean time ...we did valunteer JARAGANDI DUTY in the sanctum

sanctiorum for a month ....i attend all sevas including KALYANOTSAVAM ....FREE OF COST....now a days...

every year i visit thirupathi from CHENNAI BY TTDC TRIP.....VERY CHEAP/CONVENIENT BY VOLVO AC BUS....

 

[Rajappa nkl]

very nice dharsan Rajappa Namakkal

 

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[h=4]1. The Tirumala ranges show the face of Lord Balaji.[/h]

Natural Arch in the Tirumala Hills is a distinctive geological wonder located 1 km (0.6 mi) North of the temple, near the Chakra Teertham. The Arch is also called Silathoranam in Telugu (“Sila” means ‘rock’ and “thoranam” means a garland strung over a threshold, connecting two vertical columns or an ‘arch’ as in this case). The arch measures 8 m (26.2 ft) in width and 3 m (9.8 ft) in height, and is naturally formed in the quartzites of Cudappah due to natural erosive forces.

[h=4]The most-visited place of worship in the world.[/h]Visited by about 50,000 to 100,000 pilgrims daily; while on special occasions and festivals like the annual Brahmotsavam, the number of pilgrims shoots up to 500,000 and more, making it the most-visited holy place in the world.

Source Tirupati Tirumala Travels

 

[Lalit]

hi

when i was student in tirupati university....i had chance to attend a SUMMER COURSE at thirumala about HINDUISM....

the devasthanam provided boardl/lodge in th hills....mean time ...we did valunteer JARAGANDI DUTY in the sanctum

sanctiorum for a month ....i attend all sevas including KALYANOTSAVAM ....FREE OF COST....now a days...

every year i visit thirupathi from CHENNAI BY TTDC TRIP.....VERY CHEAP/CONVENIENT BY VOLVO AC BUS....

Thanks for your post. Sorry for the late response. To be in the holy environs of the templw must have been a great blessing! I would like to know if you yourself or any others experienced any spiritually 'thrilling' visions or miraculous cures or meetings with some siddhas or holy men like what happens to visitors at Thiruvannamalai.

 

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1. The Tirumala ranges show the face of Lord Balaji.

Natural Arch in the Tirumala Hills is a distinctive geological wonder located 1 km (0.6 mi) North of the temple, near the Chakra Teertham. The Arch is also called Silathoranam in Telugu (“Sila” means ‘rock’ and “thoranam” means a garland strung over a threshold, connecting two vertical columns or an ‘arch’ as in this case). The arch measures 8 m (26.2 ft) in width and 3 m (9.8 ft) in height, and is naturally formed in the quartzites of Cudappah due to natural erosive forces.

Thank you, Sir for sharing this info. Sorry for the late response.

 

[Lalit]

very nice dharsan Rajappa Namakkal

Thanks for the appreciation.