Tirumala Tirupathi

Do's & Dont's..........

DO's :

• Do obeisance to your Ishta or Kula Daivam before you start for Tirumala.
• Do book your travel & accommodation at Tirumala in advance.
• Do bathe in the Pushkarani and worship Varahaswamy in his Temple ...you go to worship Lord Venkateswara.
• Do bathe & wear clean clothes before you enter the shrine.
• Do concentrate on Lord Venkateswara inside the Temple.
• Do observe absolute silence and recite Om Sri Venkatesayanamaha...to yourself, inside the temple.
• Do bathe in the Papavinasanam & Akasa Ganga Theerthams near Tirumala.
• Do respect ancient customs and usage's while at Tirumala.
• Do respect & promote religious sentiments among co-pilgrims.
• Do deposit your offerings in the Hundi only.
• Do contact any of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams Enquiry officer ...for information regarding the temple and your worship there.

DONT's :

• Don't carry much jewelry or cash with you.
• Don't eat non-veg food.
• Don't consume liquor or other intoxicants.
• Don't smoke when you are in the sacred hills
• Don't approach strangers for accommodation.
• Don't wear foot wear in and around the premises of the temple.
• Don't approach touts and dalalis for quick darshan.
• Don't prostrate(Satsanga Danda Pranamam) inside the temple.
• Don't buy spurious parsadams from sweet vendors.
• Don't come to Tirumala for any purpose other than worshipping.
• Don't rush in for Darshan but take your chance in the queue.
• Don't spit or commit nuisance in the premises of the temple.
• Don't enter the temple.If, according to custom or usage, you are prohibited to enter.
• Don't wear flowers at Tirumala, all flowers are for the Lord only.
• Don't encourage beggary.