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A happy synthesis of sacred geography, sacred practices and sacred specialists of a Hindu place of pilgrimage reflecting a level of continuity, compromise, and combination between Great and Little tradition'.
The sacred complex of Tirumala-Tirupati comprises the twin cities of Tirumala and Tirupati. Tirupati has located about 130 km from Chennai, in the Chittoor District of Andhra Pradesh in south India. Tirumala has seven sacred hills, and one of the hills houses the shrine of Sri Venkateswara 346 Current Issues in Tourism or Balaji (as the presiding deity Vishnu is known) whose Darshana is the most important attraction for pilgrims. Apart from its mythological and religious importance for Hindus, the deity is popular for its 'wish fulfilling power' and therefore attracts millions of visitors every year. The hill town of Tirumala functions as an exclusive pilgrimage center while Tirupati at the foothills resembles an urban center, though it retains its religious importance as a pilgrimage center and has many Hindu shrines. As such they present two distinct environmental conditions; Tirumala situated atop the Tirumala hills primarily consists of forests, lakes, parks, and small water reservoirs while Tirupati shows typical characteristics of an urban environment. Thus, it provides an interesting case study for articulating the pilgrimage–environment interaction because the near exclusiveness of Tirumala for pilgrimage implies that the environment in Tirumala may be directly influenced by the magnitude of visitation whereas, in Tirupati, a multitude of activities may contribute to environmental issues. In 2001 about 14 million pilgrims visited Tirumala.
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"Sacred Complex in Tirumala", International Journal for Research Trends and Innovation (www.ijrti.org), ISSN:2455-2631, Vol.7, Issue 9, page no.618 - 622, September-2022, Available :http://www.ijrti.org/papers/IJRTI2209077.pdf
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