Chakra Teertham

Three kilometres from the Tirumala bus station and a short way past Silathoranam, a seasonal fall drops into a pool among the trees. Tradition places Brahma's penance here, and holds that Vishnu's discus, the chakra the site is named for, cleansed the water. Once a year the processional deity is carried down for the Chakrasnanam, the ritual bath that closes Brahmotsavam and draws the whole hill; on any other day it is quiet woodland. Reachable on foot or on the local TTD bus circuit, with water present mainly during and after the monsoon.

The pool where Brahmotsavam ends, and quiet woodland on every other day of the year