Facilities Offered by Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam

Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam offers a number of facilities to their guests. They offer accommodation in the dormitories built near the temple. Cottages and guest houses are also given on rent for the visitors to Tirupati Temple. The trust offers free bus services from Tirumala to Tirupati. Tourists and visitors to Tirupati Temple can take this bus service to travel in and nearby places in Tirumala.

For the convenience of tourists coming by airplane, airlines coaches are arranged. This bus service is operated from Tirumala to the airport. TTD also has arrangements for marriage halls. There are 4 such halls under the management of TTD. Everyday, the trust provides free vegetarian meals to the devotees are served from the Sri Venkateshwara Canteen Complex. Tourists and followers of Lord Balaji can buy the audio and video cassettes the Pravachanams, Sankirtanas and Vedas. The publication house of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam publishes religious books and they are available to the visitors at subsidized rates.

Since Tirupati Temple is a religious place, some code of conduct and the prescribed customs should be maintained within the temple premises. A visitor need to pay homage to Varaha Swami before visiting the temple of Balaji. Before bathing in the holy pond or entering the the temple one has to wear clean clothes. Once inside the temple, silence should be maintained and one can chant the hymns of Lord Venkateshwara. The offerings to the lord are to be put in the Hundi kept in the temple.

Tourists visiting Tirupati can take accommodation in the hotels that offer quality services and ensure comfortable staying experience. Here are some of the hotels of Tirupati:

• Sinduri Park
• Ramee Guestline Hotel
• Temple Valley Resort
• Hotel Mayura
• Fortune Kences