Save Tirumala, the sacred and ancient treasure
“ ஒழிவில் காலமெல்லாம் உடனாய் மன்னி , வழுவிலா அடிமை செய்ய வேண்டும்நாம் , தெழிகு ரல்அரு வித்திரு வேங்கடத்து , எழில்கொள் சோதி எந்தைதந்தை தந்தைக்கே ” “At all times and forever by his side, we Must perform stintless service, to the Radiant lord of Venkatam, the hill with Streams. He is my father’s father” - Nammalvar (Translation Srirama Bharati) It is this attitude of service every Sri Vaishnava devotee yearns for at the feet Sri Venkatesa, or the Lord of Thiruvenkatam. If one Azhwar echoes the devotion to the Lord, another sings about how he yearns to be born as something on Tirumala hills. Tirumala is very special to Sri Vaishnavas, and to all the devotees of Sri Venkatesa. He is a family deity to millions, and every auspicious occasion in the family prayers to him, offerings to him and pilgrimage to Tirumala is undertaken. Unlike the pilgrimage to other divya desams, Tirumala has always been different. May be because of the terrain in...