Sri Venkateswara Museum (Temple Art), Tirumala, Tirupati | ROUNDS TUBE
In this 58th Video, ROUNDS TUBE describes about Sri Venkateswara Museum (Temple Art), Tirumala, Tirupati. The Hall of Antiques, the S.V. Museum is situated in a sprawling building with an area of 1.25 lakh sq.ft opposite to Vaikuntham Queue Complex in kaleidoscopic environment of Tirumala surrounded by beautiful gardens. The museum is located near the Govindarajaswamy temple and very close to Tirupati Railway Station. This museum is an epitome of Traditions of Tirumala, Vaishnavism and Hindu culture. It houses more than 6000 items of historical interest ranging in date from very early period to the present. It contains valuable antique materials to enable an art historian to trace the history and development of temple art. Different galleries in the S.V. Museum host and display its acquisitions. Pilgrims can have a look at the Varahaswamy Copper inscription, a cherished treasure of Tirumala. Sri Krishnadevaraya (16th Century AD) of Vijayanagara Empire have personally visited Tiru