SRI VENKATESWARA TIRUPATI,TOURISM ATTRACTIONS AROUND TIRUPATI,

1. TIRUPATI
PRESENTED BY
PODILI HARISH
MBA(TOURISM)
FIRST YEAR

2. TIRUPATI
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Tirupati is located in chittoor district of Andhra
pradesh state
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Tirupati is considered as spiritual capital of andhra
pradesh
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Tirupati is also home to many educational
institutions and universities. For the year 2012-
13, India's Ministry of Tourism named Tirupati
as the "Best Heritage City"
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Tirupati has been selected as one of the
hundred Indian cities to be developed as a
smart city under Smart Cities Mission by
Government of India.

3. HOW TO REACH
• BY ROAD: Tirupati is well connected through road.
• BY TRAIN: Tirupati railway station is a major railway
station, you can also go to Renigunta station which lies on
the Delhi – Trivandrum route.
• BY AIR : Tirupati airport is located at a distance of 15kms
from the city centre near to Renigunta. Flights to Tirupati are
available from major metropolia like Chennai,
Visakhapatnam, Bangalore and Hyderabad.

4. IMPORTANT TOURISM ATTRACTIONS
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TIRUMALA TEMPLE
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SRI KALAHASTHI TEMPLE
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KANIPAKAM TEMPLE
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CHANDRAGIRI FORT
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HORSLEY HILLS
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TIRUPATI ZOO

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TTD GARDENS
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DEER PARK
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NATIONAL PARK
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TALAKONA WATTER FALLS
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KAPILA THEERTHAM WATTER FALLS

6. TIRUMALA

7. SRI KALAHASTI

8. KANIPAKAM VINAYAKA TEMPLE

9. CHANDRAGIRI FORT

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Chandragiri is famous for the historical fort, built in the 11th
century, and the Raja Mahal (Palace) within it.
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Chandragiri was under the rule of Yadava Naidus for about
three centuries and came into control of Vijayanagar rulers
in 1367.
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Chandragiri was the 4th capital of Vijayanagar Empire. In
1646, the fort was annexed to the Golkonda territory and
subsequently came under Mysore rule.
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The Raja Mahal Palace is now an archaeological museum.
The palace is an example of Indo-Sarcen architecture of
Vijayanagar period. The crowning towers represents the
Hindu architectural elements. The palace was constructed
using stone, brick, lime mortar and devoid of timbe

11. HORSLEY HILLS
 W.D.Horsley,abritish collector,built his home around
1870 after whom it is named.
 Area is well vegetated and cooler climate made it
attractive as a hill resort and tourist spot.
 Maximum temperature 30degrees and minimum18
 It is also called andhra ooty

12. Adventure activities in Horsley Hills

13. DEER PARK
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Situated in the heart of Kandaleru city, Deer Park is one of
the best nature parks which offer dramatic landscapes
along with wide range of flora and fauna in Tirupati.
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Nestled in abundant natural beauty, the Deer Park hosts an
incredible array of wildlife.
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This is one of the most tourist-friendly parks, where you
cannot just observe nature but engage in recreation with
deer, the lovely inhabitants of this nature park creatures and
Mother Nature.
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You may also visit this place while heading over to Tirumala

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15. TTD GARDENS
Spreading over an area of 460 acres, the TTD gardens
in Tirupati are known for their ornately decorated and
manicured flower gardens.
Alongside its lush green beauty, the garden also
includes AlwarTank,Mangalabhavi and Ananthapalligunta.
Flowers to the all the temples in Tirupati are supplied
from this garden.
They have an annual horticulture show and Pushpa
Yagnam wherein exotic flowers are displyed for the
visitors.
Flowers in the garden only used to puja in temples

16. TTD GARDENS

17. TIRUPATI ZOO
 Established in 1987, Tirupati Zoo or Sri Venkateswara
Zoological Park.
 Asia's Second largest Zoo with an area of 5500 acres.
 It is built on the concept of Hindhu Mythology. It exhibits
only animals that are mentioned in our ancient epics like
Ramayana, Mahabharatha, Panchatantra.
 It hosts variety of birds, animals.

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19. SILA THORANAM
 A Natural arch and a distinict-
-ive geological wonder
 1 km from tirumala temple
 The arch measures 8 mts
width and 3 mts hight
 Located in tirumala hills

20. KAPILA THEERTHAM
 The temple stands at the
entrance to a mountain cave
in one of the steep and
vertical faces at the foot of the
Tirumala hills which are part
of Seshachalam Hills, where
the waters of the mountain
stream fall directly into
Temple Pushkarini known as
"Kapila Theertham". A huge
stone statue of a seated bull
"Nandhi"

21. TALAKONA WATTER FALLS
 Talakona is a place in
Yerravaripalem Mandal near
Tirupati about 49kms away.
 It is a resort well endowed with
waterfalls, dense forests and
wildlife. Mostly famous for its
waterfalls, Talakona has the most
wholesome and serene
atmosphere.
 This area was declared as
biosphere reserve during 1989-90
due to the presence of rich variety
of flora and fauna

22. SRI VENKATESWARA NATIONAL PARK
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Sri Venkateshwara National Park is a national park and
biosphere reserve in Andhra Pradesh, India.
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The total area of the park is 353 km2.
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The park is known for its many waterfalls including the Talakona,
Gundalakona and Gunjana.
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As the government of India declared the Seshachalam Hills as
one of the biosphere reserves of India in 2010, this national park
becomes the part of it.
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About 178 species of birds from this national park have been
identified. The globally threatened yellow-throated bulbul is seen
here. grey-fronted green pigeon.
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Among predators the leopard is quite common, along with the
wild dog. Sloth bear is frequently encountered. Sambar, spotted
deer, mouse deer, barking deer, four-horned antelope and wild
boar are the main ungulates.

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24. CHALLENGES
• OVER CROWDING
• SAFETY & SECURITY
• CORRUPTION
• ROAD CONNECTIVITY
• WILD LIFE ANIMALS

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