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35-45 M visit temple to get free food, accommodation, blessings from far off places on the bus/trains. The travel charges are cheaper in India.
Lord Venkateswara Temple at Tirumala (Tirupati) is one of the most famous temples in India. With more than 35 million pilgrims visiting the temple every year, it is one of the most visited holy places and also one of the richest temples in the world. Built on the Venkata Hill, which is a part of the famous Seshachalam Hills, Tirupati Temple is considered as one of the holiest shrines by the Hindus. According to a legend, Lord Vishnu assumed the form of Sri Venkateswara to save mankind from the adversities of Kali Yuga.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venkat...mple,_Tirumala
Starting from 300 AD, the Tirupati Temple was built over a period of time. One of the earliest recorded evidences state the generosity of Pallava queen Samavai; she had donated precious jewels and 23 acres of land for celebrating the major festivals of the temple. During the Chola dynasty, the temple was developed further as many Chola Kings embellished it with riches. When the Vijayanagara Empire took over, diamonds and gold were donated to the temple. Krishnadevaraya, one of the famous Emperors of Vijayanagara, visited the temple on multiple occasions and contributed to the construction of the temple.
All those Hindus kings records preserved while it was active center in History. The temple keeps the idols of Kings who donated to build/rebuild different parts of the temple over time. Inside the main gopura it is all 100% gold plated including the huge dome. The crowns are all made of huge diamond studded 22k gold.
Interesting Facts:
Mostly Hindu devotees visit from all over the World (India primarily)
The deity is clad with 1000kgs of gold!
Every day around 150k-250k laddus are made at the temple to serve the devotes
The revenue from the sale of laddu annually is more than 11 million rupees
It is said that people drop bags of gold and at times even diamonds at the feet of Sri Venkateshwara
Around 50k-150k pilgrims visit the temple every day depends upon the auspicious occasion
The temple gets upto Rs 650-1000 crores in donations every year
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