-Real Hair of Balaji: The hair worn by Prabhu are smooth, silky, tangle free and absolutely real.
We all know that Tirupati Tirumala Devasthanam is the richest and one of the most revered shrines in India. But, there are so many interesting mystical facts out there beyond the commonly known trivia. Let us know about some of them:
-Idol of Prabhu is not at the centre.
-Real Hair of Balaji: The hair worn by Prabhu are smooth, silky, tangle free and absolutely real.
During his regime on earth Prabhu Balaji lost his hair in an unexpected mishap.A Gandharva Princess named Neela Devi cut a portion of her glorious silky mane &offered them humbly to the Deity &requested him to plant them on his head.
-Perpetual lit lamps:The light of the earthen lamps placed before...
-Flowers offered to Prabhu comes out at Verpedu: The temple priests do not throw the flowers offered to Prabhu during morning worship out of the Sanctorum.
-Sweaty Deity: Prabhu Balaji's Idol may be carved out of stone but it is full of life and very much alive. If reports are to be believed, the idol of the Prabhu maintains a temperature of 110 degree Fahrenheit...
Every morning after the holy bath known as 'Abhishekam', droplets of sweat appear on the idol which have to be wiped off with a silken fabric by the priests. On Thursdays, when the...
-Secret of an unknown village: For the ritual worship of the Deity, the flowers, clarified butter, milk, butter-milk, holy leaves etc are sourced from a secret village.
- Tirupati Balaji holds the record of being the richest as well as most visited shrines of India. The shrine receives offerings...
- The structure of temple was constructed around 300 CE in Dravidian Style architecture and included the use of sandstones, granites and soapstones.