Tirupati Shopping

Tirupati is also famous for a variety of handicrafts like Woodcarving and Kalamkari items, along with special whitewood toys which are also available here. Traditional Tanjore style Gold Leaf Paintings done at Madanapalli town are also popular and available in many shopping outlets in Tirupati. These paintings have mythological themes as motifs. Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam, which runs a publication department, publishes books & periodicals on Hindu religious treatises. Certain catalogue books are published in various categories such as Ithihas, Sthothras, and other categories. The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam also produces, distributes and markets video and audio cassettes in the formats of Vedic Mantras, Sankirtanas and Pravachanams.