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What started off as merely an impossible wish of a deluded soul has finally been deemed COMPLETION. 10 days ago, running through RAC's and merely leftover seats to Tirupati and now here I am, back at the comforts of the sofa at my Gurgaon Apartment, wondering where did it all come from?  http://1.imimg.com/data/5/0/MY-84426/moti_boondi_laddu_250x250.jpg Anyway, something that I wanted to share, something delightful, related to Tirupati....... LADOO....The patented ladoos which are now termed as the best and the most unique in the world. So, Sorry, I can't share the recipe of the Ladoo...those who want to eat....Please visit the Lord of the Seven Hills at Tirumalai and earn yourselves the right to feast upon his blessings as well as the most delicious sweet in the world . I am going to share a few interesting facts about the famous Ladoo. I found this on a blog titled hindu-blog.com Around 150,000 laddus are made daily. One laddu is given free to each devotee; the number o

SrinivAsa Kalyanam Directed and Edited by - K Hari Kumar Music - old Telugu film song & G.Ramesh Location - Shri Krishna Temple, Safdarjung Enclave, New Delhi Date - 17 Octiber 2010 Camera - Sony DSC W270   The Legend of Tirumala or popularly known as the story of Srinivasa Kalyanam (the marriage ceremony of Lord Srinivasa) in Southern parts of India, is the most fascinating story behind reincarnation of Lord Maha Vishnu on the Sacred Hills of Tirumala in the form of Lord Srinivasa ( also known as Venkateswara) and the marriage of Lord Sri Venkateswara with Goddess Padmavathi. The Story is so fascinating that it is being told and read in every home of South India again and again with great amount of interest and passion. Lord Venkateswara is so popular in Southern parts of India, that every home has a child named after the Lord Srinivasa or Govinda or Venkatesa or any name out of thousand names the Lord is known with.

After covering almost 1200 miles in train and another 20 odd miles on foot...up and down on a holy hill......and patiently following a swarm of devotees.....I got what I had come for.....for what....millions of faithful come...everyday....A 2 minute सुदर्शन  ( sudarshan - beautiful glimpse) of the Lord of Tirumalai....Shri Venkateswara........Tirupati Balaji.......that was the first time...I had seen his divine figure.....such beauty....such lustre.....a million suns would lose out on him....by a million times.....The deity adorned with Gold...and garlands of the most elegant flowers....and enlightening a few hundred holy lamps.... capturing one's sense of sight..... The scent of incense, flowers and other offerings.....captivating one's sense of smell...... The chants by the Brahmins......and a thousand devotees echoing GOVINDA GOVINDA ....praising the Lord....while the bells toll......imprisoning one's sense of hearing...... The very feeling of being alive makes you