With Tirupati Balaji temple attracting
visitors in hordes, Andhra Pradesh has become the top tourist destination in
the country recording 206.8 million domestic tourists last year. Tamil Nadu and
Uttar Pradesh stood at second and third positions respectively with 184.1
million and 168.4 million domestic tourists, as per data available with Tourism
Ministry. The Lord Venkateswara temple is situated in the hill town of Tirumala
near Tirupati in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh, around 600 km from state
capital Hyderabad. The 10th century Hindu temple attracts more tourists than
domestic visitors to Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra which boast of Taj Mahal and
Ajanta-Ellora respectively.
No comments:
Post a Comment