| Theists believe in god and go for pilgrimages to derive | | | | The climate of the region is very hot in summers with |
| satisfaction and peace. Pilgrimages provide spiritual | | | | the temperature going as high as 42-45 degree |
| meaning to their journey and remind them that they live | | | | Celsius and in winters a moderate temperature of |
| in a world that is created by god and all of them are | | | | 10-18 degree Celsius. |
| the parts of the God's story. India is the home to | | | | The board that manages the accommodation of the |
| variety of religions. People here go on pilgrimages and | | | | devotees and the tourists in Tirumala Tirupati is the |
| offers vows to the God in order to fulfill their desires | | | | Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam. The board has |
| and aspirations. | | | | arranged for various kinds of Darshans in Tirupati Balaji |
| The temple has a very high number of devotees who | | | | such as Sarva Darshan, Sudarshan token Darshan, |
| come there and offer their vows to lord | | | | Seva Darshan, E-Darshan, E-Seva booking nd special |
| Venkateshwara. About a million people visit the temple | | | | Darshan. |
| everyday and donate tones of gold, silver, diamond | | | | Sarva Darshan is a darshan for which no money is |
| and hefty amounts of money in the sacred name of | | | | charged to the devotee. The time of the Darshan is |
| their lord Venkateshwara or lord Balaji. The thing | | | | not very much generally 2-3 minutes only. Also the |
| astonishing about "Tirupati Tirumala Darshan" is that the | | | | devotees taking Sarva darshan often have to wait a |
| numbers of devotees are galloping everyday. | | | | lot even for about 24hrs. |
| There are a lot of festivals that are celebrated in | | | | Special Darshans are the once in which a devotee is |
| Tirupati Tirumala temple. The festivals include | | | | charged a nominal fee for the Darshnan generally 40 |
| Kalyanotsavam, Arjita Brahmotsavam, Dolotsavam, | | | | to 50 rupees. For E-Seva one has to plan in advance |
| Vasanthotsavam but the most important festival is the | | | | for the lord's darshan generally plan ahead of 90 days |
| annual festival of 'Brahmotsavam'. This festival is | | | | and book the Darshan tickets through internet. |
| celebrated extravagantly for nine days in the month of | | | | It is also believed by the Hindu rituals that one who |
| September every year. The Garudostavam and | | | | does not get a chance to have the Tirupati Tirumala |
| Rathotavam rituals take place on the fifth and sixth | | | | Darshan ( TTD ) in his/her entire life has lead a non |
| day of the festival. Thus, these festivals lure flocks of | | | | meaningful life and the purpose of his birth on the earth |
| devotees and tourists to the temple. | | | | is not fulfilled. |