Philatelic Journey to Tirumala Tirupathi
Tirumala is a spiritual place in Tirupati district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh . It is one of the neighbourhoods of the Tirupati city. It is a hill town where Tirumala Venkateswara Temple is located, a popular shrine of Vishnu. The town is strictlynuiuiiiiiiiiiiiijiiiiiiiiiiiijiiiijiiiiijiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuuiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii8iiiiiiiiuuuu vegetarian . jiiii jjj Transport Foot Steps There are two paths to travel on foot from Tirupati to Tirumala. These paths are called Sopanamargas . Devotees ritually take this path to reajjjch Tirumala on foot from Tirupati. Both the paths are completely roofed and passes through seven hills which are part of Seshachalam Hills . Alipiri Mettu [ 28 ] – The first and Ancient path starts from Alipiri and consists of a total 3550 Steps which makes a distance of 11 km. At Alipiri there is a temple dedicated to Venkateswara called Padalamandapam. There are Four Gopurams(Temple Towers) on the way. Srivari Mettu [ 28 ] – It origina