Manali, Himachal Pradesh

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   Manali:                                  Manali is a high-altitude Himalayan resort town in India’s northern Himachal Pradesh state. It has a reputation as a backpacking center and honeymoon destination. Set on the Beas River, it’s a gateway for skiing in the Solang Valley and trekking in Parvati Valley. It's also a jumping-off point for paragliding, rafting and mountaineering in the Pir Panjal mountains, home to 4,000m-high Rohtang Pass.        Manali is the real starting point of an ancient trade route which crosses the Rohtang and Baralacha passes, and runs via Lahul and Ladakh to Kashmir while divergent road connects it with Spiti. Now the motor link have been provided up to Leh in Jammu & Kashmir, Pangi valley in Chamba and Kaza of Lahul & Spiti. There are regular bus services to these places from Manali during summer season. It is situated at a distanc...
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Andhra Pradesh

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 Tirupati :


    
            Tirupati is a city in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Its Sri Venkateswara Temple sits atop one of the the 7 peaks of Tirumala Hills, attracting scores of Hindu pilgrims. Sri Venkateswara National Park, home to the temple, also contains the Sri Venkateswara Zoological Park with lions and primates. Nearby, next to a waterfall and cave believed to be sacred, Sri Kapileswara Swamy Temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva.
        The first temple at Tirumala Tirupati was built by King Thondaiman, Tamil ruler of the ancient Thondaimandalam. He is said to have built the original Gopuram (tower) and the Prakhara in the 8th century. The city became great Vaishnava centre during the time of Ramanujacharya in 11th century, from where Srivaishnavism spread to other parts of Andhra Desa.
        Many people pray to God that, if their wish comes true they climb seven hills on foot and have his Darshan. For this, there is a separate route where you need to climb approximately 3500 steps. Initially, the climb will be quite painful, but as you progress in your journey you find small roads for around 1km followed by broader steps to climb.

The best thing is that the steps are covered with sheets, so the pilgrims won’t feel the heat, unlike other temples in India. Besides this, here you find numerous snack shops where you can stop and have water and a light snack and resume your journey.

Free darshan ticket will be given to all the devotees who come to Tirumala through climbing steps. After finishing the tedious step climbing, pilgrims go to their reserved guest house and freshen up before they go for free darshan.

Another difficult task is here you need to stand in the queue for long hours. But the TTD members constantly supply water and food to devotees in the queue line for free. After the long tiring journey and you finally make it to the Lord’s abode (Temple sanctum), makes it feels worth going through the struggle.

The positive vibes and devotee shouting “Govinda Govinda” along with reverberating mantra chanting “Om Namo Venkateshaya”, bring goosebumps to devotees and for some tears with overwhelming devotion.




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