Srivari paadam and Silathoranam, Tirumala

Just about 5 kms from the main temple of Lord Venkateshware/Balaji in Tirumala is Srivari paadam..Presently there are no bus services to the places and can be accessed with the help of private vehicles or jeeps for hire. It is believed that the Lord descended on the earth at this place and decided on the place where the temple is presently situated. The Lord's feet are worshipped at this point on the hill.

View of the temple premises from Srivari padam

View of the surrounding hills from Srivari padam

After this, the Lord is said to have passed through Sila thoranam that means natural arch to reach the place where the temple is located. Sila thoranam is just about 1 km from the temple premises and is a rare natural geological arch. In all there are only 3 such natural arches in the world. The other two arh are located at Rainbow Arch Bridge at Utah in USA and at Dalradian Quartzite in the UK.

Ajanta Caves

Ajanta is the world’s maximum historical monument accepted by UNESCO far near from Jalgaon city of Maharashtra, India. Present are 30 caves in Ajanta of which 9, 10, 19, 26, and 29 are chaitya – grihas and the rest are monasteries. These caves were exposed in AD 1819 and were building up in the former 2nd century BC – AD. Mostly of the paintings in Ajanta are truthful from 2nd century BC – AD and several of them about the fifth century AD and continued for the next two centuries. Every Painting show serious spiritual power and centre around Buddha, Bodhisattvas, event from the life of Buddha and the Jatakas. The picture is performing on a ground of mud-plaster in the tempera method.

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