Tirupati Balaji temple is situated in Andhra Pradesh's Chittoor district. Today, Tirupati is a highly developed town with excellent bus and train connections to India's major cities.

A postage stamp featuring the iconic Tirupati laddoo, a sweet offering to the Hindu deity Venkateshwara at the temple in Tirupati, India. Credit: Wikimedia/Post of India Politicians globally do ...

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Authorities were still trying to determine what caused the stampede, he added. Tickets for visits to the nearly 2,000-year-old temple usually cost 300 rupees ($3.50) each and are sold online.