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Japali Hanuman Temple

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  Japali Hanuman Temple: Japali Hanuman Temple is one of the oldest temples in Tirumala and it is said that when Lord Rama, Devi Sita, and Lakshmana were in aranyavasa, they lived here for a period of time. This is the place where Lord Hanuman gave darshan to Jabali muni and the idol inside the temple was installed by no one, it was a self-proclaimed (Swayambhu), Lord himself appeared on the stone.  Wow... interesting right?  come let's dig deep into the story!!! Many years ago there was a muni(Saint) called Jabali who was the bhakta of Lord Hanuman and he performed enormous prayers and Japa (meditative repetition of a mantra or a divine name). Lord Hanuman was pleased with his worship and gave darshan to him by appearing on a huge rock. That is the idol which is there inside the garbhagudi of the Japali temple.  This temple is surrounded by 2 ponds, Rama kund in front of the temple and Sita Kund on the backside of the temple. This temple is surrounded by tall grown trees which are

Five must visit Temples in Tirupathi!!

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Not only from India but also people from other countries knew about the  Thirumala Tirupathi Temple of Lord Sri Venkateshwara Swamy . There are a few more temples that must be seen when we visit Tirupathi. Let us discuss five must-visit temples in Tirupathi: Srinivasa Mangapuram. Kapileshwara Swamy Temple. Govindaraja Swamy Temple. Sri Prasanna Venkateshwara Swamy Temple. Kodanda Rama Swamy Temple. Srinivasa Mangapuram - Sri Kalyana Srinivasa Swamy Temple: The very oldest temple of Lord Sri Venkateshwara Swamy. Coming to the story behind this temple, After the marriage of Lord Venkateshwara with Goddess Sri Padmavathi Devi they both stayed here for 6 months. By this, we can understand how divine place it could be right. For this reason, people started calling the lord 'Sri Kalyana Srinivasa Swamy'. After 6 months Lord Sri Srinivasa and Sri Padmavathi Devi started to Tirumala. The path they traveled to Tirumala is called " Srivari Metlu ". Till today many devotees take