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Tirupati is a city in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh state in India. It is a municipal corporation and headquarters of Tirupati revenue division and Tirupati mandal(taluk).As of the Census of 2011, Tirupati is the 9th most populous city in Andhra Pradesh with the total population of 287,482.Population of the urban agglomeration of Tirupati is 459,985.

Tirupati has one of the most visited tourist attraction as well as religious shrine and the second most richest temple in the world, the Tirumala Venkateswara Temple. This temple is one of the holiest Hindu pilgrimage site.Because of this temple, Tirupati is considered as "the Spiritual capital of Andhra Pradesh".

Tirupati is mainly world renowned for the holy temple as well as its prasadham, the Tirupati Laddu.The Tirupati Laddu is a famous naivedhyam or prasadham offered to devotees in the Tirumala Venkateshwara Temple.The other attractions here are the Padmavathi Temple, Govindaraja Temple, Kapileshwara Temple , Kapila Theertham and Sri Kodhandaramaswami Temple.The second largest zoo park in Asia is the Venkateshwara Zoological Park, which is located in Tirupati.

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  • Plaque at Tirumal hills on Eparchean Unconformity

    A board in Tirumala hills briefing details of Eparchaean Unconformity

  • Natural stone arch in tirumala

    Silathoranam (natural arch) at Tirumala Hills, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh

  • Tirupati hills, Seshachalam Hills

    Tirumala Hills

  • A Tirupathi laddu

    Tirupati Laddu (Srivari Laddu) offered to Lord Venkateswara at Tirupati Temple

  • The Gateway of Heaven

    Sapthagiri Security Zone at Alipiri-Tirupati

  • Wind Turbine on Tirumala

    Wind Turbines on the hills of Tirumala

  • Dmart tirupati

    Dmart, Tirupati

  • Alipiri Check Post, Tirupati

    Alipiri Check Post, Tirupati

  • APSRTC bus1

    Sapthagiri Express bus of APSRTC

  • Tirupathi (6337140675)

    Govindaraja Temple

  • Padmavathi Ammavari Temple

    Padmavathi Temple

  • KodhandaRamarTemple

    Kodandarama Temple

  • Kapila Theertham waterfalls Tirupati 2015 1

    Kapila Theertham

  • Chandragiri Fort - Raja Mahal (11)

    Chandragiri Fort

  • Regional science centre Tpty

    Regional science centre, Tirupati

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