Much publicized special premiere 'Inside Tirumala Tirupati' was aired by 'National Geographic Channel' at 9 pm today. And the documentary was made beyond everyone's expectations. A year of non-stop labour, extreme levels of creativity, passion and devotion made NGC team carving a niche in this astounding documentary. Salient features of the documentary are given below.
* Mythology, history and origin of lord Venkateswara on Tirumala hills were presented with animated pics of trinities and other Gods. Excellent VFX work was done in this particular part of presentation.
* Significance of Srivari Metlu, Alipiri Metlu and road route to Balaji temple were sensibly shot. A couple of devotees shared their views why they were visiting lord Balaji through Alipiri and Srivari Metlu. Some of the devotees were seen taking pains through knee walk.
* Temple priests explained how all religious activities and puja are offered everyday systematically with immense devotion.
* And then, preparation of mouth watering Laddus were captured. It was felt strange knowing that modern and ancient cultures were involved in Laddus preparation.
* Lastly, the most important annual fete 'Brahmotsavam' was described through great visuals which had a huge procession of devotees.
PS: Most of the regular pilgrims of Tirumala may have good knowledge on all these facts presented in the documentary quite well. Yet, this 43 minute video stands unique and outstanding giving a wide coverage on the temple's history, daily activities and related spiritual affairs to ensure common people learn the temple's history.