Tirumala Venkateswara Temple: The Deep Story of the Lord of Seven Hills
Why do millions climb a hill in Andhra Pradesh, give their hair and wait hours for a few seconds of darshan? The deep story of Tirumala, from legend to laddu.
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Since May 2026, Rajesh has written 32 stories for H View, most often in Devotion & Heritage (11), Health (5) and H View (4). Recent stories include “Tirumala Venkateswara Temple: The Deep Story of the Lord of Seven Hills”, “Ramana Maharshi: The Silent Sage of Arunachala and the Question “Who Am I?”” and “10 Temples in India Everyone Should Visit at Least Once”.
The sections Rajesh covers most, with the latest story in each.
32 stories, newest first.
Why do millions climb a hill in Andhra Pradesh, give their hair and wait hours for a few seconds of darshan? The deep story of Tirumala, from legend to laddu.
At sixteen, a schoolboy in Madurai lay down and imagined his own death. What he found changed his life, and later drew seekers from across the world to a hill in Tamil Nadu.
Not a ranking, but a map of India’s sacred range: ten temples, each the best example of something, from Chola engineering to Himalayan pilgrimage.
Ayodhya Deepotsav is planned for November 7, with a large diya display and Ramayana-themed show. Here is what is announced and how visitors can plan safely.
A fakir arrived in a small Maharashtra village in the 1850s and never really left. This is the story of Shirdi Sai Baba, what he taught, and why millions still walk to his samadhi.
Four doors open to all directions, a free kitchen feeding everyone who walks in, and gold reflected in still water. The story of Sri Harmandir Sahib.
In Madurai, streets are named after Tamil months and laid out around a goddess. The story of the Meenakshi Amman Temple, and the city that grew in its embrace.
A Sufi saint arrived in Ajmer more than 800 years ago preaching love and service. Today people of every faith tie threads at his shrine. The story of Ajmer Sharif.
No cranes, no power tools, no steel. Yet Indian builders raised granite towers that have stood for a thousand years. Here is how they did it.
AI helped win a Nobel Prize by predicting protein shapes that once took years to work out. But can it really speed up science in general? What AI does well, and where scientists still lead.
Before dawn in Ujjain, priests adorn the Jyotirlinga with sacred ash while drums and bells fill the hall. Why is this ritual so powerful, and how can you attend?
In South India, the tallest tower is often the gateway, not the shrine. Here is how gopurams grew, and what they were built to say.
Hindus believe Kashi rests on Shiva’s trident and that dying here brings liberation. How did one city and one god become inseparable?
Dhanteras is around the corner and gold prices are making headlines again. Before you decide where the family's savings go, here is how gold, silver and FDs really compare.
India’s four-launch-pad ambition is a chance to understand the infrastructure behind space missions, from rocket preparation to safe flight paths and reliable scheduling.
Applied for the Jio IPO or another issue? Here is how to check your IPO allotment status on official sites, what each result means, and the fake links to avoid.
The Jio Platforms IPO closes on 23 October 2026. Here are the price band, dates, quotas and financials in plain words, and the questions to ask yourself before you bid.
The Orionids are tiny pieces of Halley's Comet burning up in our sky. The peak has just passed, but there are still good nights left. Here is how to watch from India without a telescope.
Pregnancy can make ordinary questions feel urgent, especially when a phone is part of daily life. Many expectant parents wonder whether calls, messages, Wi-Fi or carrying a phone near the abdomen could affect a baby. The most responsible answer is reassuring but qualified: resear
Understand what SAR measures, India’s handset limit, why lower ratings do not automatically mean lower everyday exposure, and what health agencies say.
We live in an age of endless noise. Every day, we are bombarded with advice on how to live, how to succeed, and how to find peace. Yet, despite having the world’s knowledge at our fingertips, so many of us feel adrift—navigating anxiety, moral ambiguity, and the overwhelming weig
Saying yes can feel easier in the moment. You avoid an awkward pause, keep a colleague happy, or reassure a friend that you are available. But when those quick agreements regularly take time you had already committed elsewhere, resentment and exhaustion can build. A respectful “n
Vitamin D, vitamin K and magnesium all have important roles in the body, but that does not mean everyone needs to take them together. Supplement marketing often presents the three as a “synergy” that directs calcium into bones and keeps it out of arteries. That simple story goes
We often go through life searching for a sudden spark to pull us out of exhaustion. We reach for double-shot espressos, energy drinks, and quick sugar fixes, treating our lack of vitality like an empty fuel tank that just needs a cheap refill. But our bodies don’t run on brute fo
We often talk about our health in terms of fleeting energies—the rush of a morning coffee, the calories burned on a run, or the macros tracked on a smartphone app. But underneath those daily shifts lies a deeper, ancient architecture. Our bones, our heartbeat, and the electric si
Most of the 13 vitamins your body needs are already on an everyday Indian plate. A simple guide to water-soluble and fat-soluble vitamins, the best food sources, how to cook without losing them, and when supplements actually make sense.
El Niño and La Niña are often described as opposite phases of a climate pattern in the tropical Pacific. The shorthand is useful, but it can leave readers with the wrong impression that each event produces a fixed set of outcomes everywhere. In reality, the El Niño–Southern Oscil
Solar parks, wind farms and hydro stations are reshaping India's power supply. How each works, where India stands after crossing 50% non-fossil capacity, and the storage and grid challenges still ahead.
A mainframe is a high-performance computer built to run large, demanding workloads with many users and transactions at once. You rarely interact with one directly. It may sit behind a bank transfer, insurance record, government service or retail system, where software updates sha
In the market for a new AC, refrigerator, or washing machine? Then you have undoubtedly faced the colorful, star-studded sticker prominently displayed on every model. This is the Energy Efficiency Ratio (EER) label, commonly known as the Star Rating. While most consumers know tha
Indian temples are libraries in stone. How a temple is designed, the Nagara and Dravida styles, the engineering behind Thanjavur and Hampi's musical pillars, and why this heritage needs protecting.
The planet is running a fever, and our natural bank accounts are overdrawing. When we talk about climate change, we often focus on the immediate visuals: melting glaciers, intense heatwaves, and rising sea levels. But beneath the surface, a more insidious crisis is unfolding. Ris
Rajesh writes mainly about Devotion & Heritage, Health, H View and Money. Across H View, Rajesh has published 32 stories in 9 sections.
The newest story is “Tirumala Venkateswara Temple: The Deep Story of the Lord of Seven Hills”, published on 8 November 2026. Every story by Rajesh is listed on this page, newest first.
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