Tirupati Balaji Temple

The Tirupati Balaji temple is located in Chennai and is dedicated to God Vishnu as Balaji. The temple's maintenance is undertaken by Tirumala Tirupati Balaji Temple Trust of Tirupati. The presiding deities are God Venkatachalapati and Alarmelu Manga. The other deities in the temple include God Ranganath (God Vishnu in sleeping posture) along with Sree Devi, Bhuma Devi, and Brahma. It is located inside the premises of TTD Information Center, Venkatanarayana Road in T.Nagar in Chennai. This temple is famous for its main deities God Venkateswara and Alamelu Manga – both the gods worshipped at one place. God Venketeshwara has a beautiful crown adorning his head embedded with precious stones and he has a smiling face. Devotees can stand close to the God and see the omnipresent God looking divine and powerful. Goddess Lakshmi is also adorned with jewels and a beautiful silk saree. Devotees can get a close glimpse of the goddess and pray for prosperity and wealth. It is a belief that devotees who visit this temple feel that they have visited the famous Tirumala Tirupati temple. The deity God Venketeshwara looks very similar to the one in Tirupathi. The beneficial factor for devotees is here we can stand really close to the deity and pray for a few minutes. This temple is also famous for New Year darshan during midnight. Every New Year’s eve, the volunteers at the temple decorate the entire premises with flowers and lights. There will be a long queue stretching across the main road for darshan during midnight. As you enter the temple, you find the following gods God Venkateswara and Alamelu Manga in the main worship place. Before reaching the main god, you can see Hayagriva God engraved in gold and silver. As you exit after the main darshan, you see God Ranganatha (God Vishnu in his resting posture) along with Goddess Lakshmi, Bhumi Devi, and God Brahma. Every Saturday in this temple they sell the famous Tirumala Tirupati Laddu, just like the Prasad offered in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh.