
Sri
Venkateswara temple . Tirumala.
|
The
world famous temple of Lord Venkateswara
is located 21 kms away from the Zoo , on top of the Tirumala Hills
. The temple is visited by an average of 40000 pilgrims per day
, from all over the world . The temple is considered as one of the
richest religious institutions in the world , thanks to the generous
offerings by the pilgrim . |
| The
temple of Sri Padmavati Ammavaaru , consort of Lord Venkateswara
is located 17 kms away in the town of Tiruchanoor on the Chennai
road . A visit to this temple is considered to be very auspicious.
Infact, the pilgrimage to Tirumala is said to be complete only after
a visit to the Padmavathi temple . |

Sri
Padmavathi Ammavaru temple, Tiruchanoor .
|

Kalyana
Venkateswara temple , Srinivasamangapuram.
|
The
temple of Kalyana Venkateswara is located 8 kms away in Srinivasamangapuram
on the Tirupati -Madanapalle road. The idol in this temple is almost
a larger replica of the one in the Tirumala temple . |
| The
temple of Govindarajaswamy, brother of Lord Venkateswara is situated
in the heart of Tirupati town 7 kms away from the zoo. |

Govindarajaswamy
temple , Tirupati .
|

Sri
Kapileshwaraswamy temple . Tirupati .
|
The
Kapilateertham waterfalls and the Sri Kapileshwaraswamy temple is
located at the foot of the Tirumala hills , 7kms away from the zoo
on the Tirumala by-pass road. |
| The
rare natural geological arch can be seen on the Tirumala hills enroute
to the microwave station , about 25 kms away from the zoo. The arch
is usually seen by pilgrim on the way to the 'Sreevaripadalu' (divine
footprints) which is the highest point of Tirumala . |

The
natural geological arch , Tirumala .
|

The
sound and light show at Chandragiri fort .
|
The
Chandragiri fort, of historical importance, with light and sound
show as an additional attraction is located about 8 kms away from
the zoo. |
| Tucked
deep in the middle of the Sri.Venkateswara National park are the
picturesque Talakona waterfalls. They are about 53kms from the zoo
. To reach the falls visitors have to travel by foot for around
3kms into the forest from the village of Talakona. |

The
Talakona waterfalls .
|

The
Srikalahastishwara temple , Kalahasti .
|
Srikalahasti
, the town called as Dakshina Kashi (Kashi of the south) , one of
the twelve Jyotirlingas, is located around 45 kms from the zoo .
The town is famous for the Kalahastishwara temple and also for the
traditional art-form of dyeing clothes called 'Kalamkari' . |