Story of Lord Venkateshwara

                                         TIRUPATI BALAJI                                            My religious bend has always been there, thanks to my parents for inculcating these sanskaras in me from childhood days. As I grew up in Bangalore we had visitors quite often, so taking them around as part of the package. In fact, the visitors always had one place in common which was visiting the holy shrine of  Balaji (Tirupati). Tirupati which was only 60Kms from Chittoor, AP was barely 5 hours drive from Bangalore. Ever since then there are so many stories that I had heard about Lord Venkateshwara --- let me share a few  1. Apparently there was a ritual to be conducted, the sages and pontiffs were in a confusion as to which god the ritual shall be dedicated to. For the decision-making, they called sage Bhrigu, who conducted a test,  first went to King of Gods, Indra. Indra did not acknowledge Bhrigu's presence as busy in enjoying the dance of apsaras in heaven. Bhrigu cursed Indra