Sila Thoranam, the name itself means that it is naturally formed arch of rock, Sila meaning Mountain or Rock and Thoranam meaning Arch. It is about one kilometre north of Sri Varaha swami Temple. This rock formation is said to be 1500 million year old and stretches 25ft in length and 10ft in height. The natural rock formation stands as the nature’s wonder and is not to be missed while on your trip to Tirupati. There are no buses available to this place but you can reach here by taxi or private vehicle. You can also walk up to the Sila Thoranam as it is just a twenty minutes away from Sri Varaha Swami temple.

There is a large water tank in the temple premises, adjacent to the Sri Venkateswara temple, called as Swami Pushkarini. On the western bank of the Swami Pushkarini is the Sri Varahaswami temple, while on its southern bank is the Sri Venkateswara temple. It is said that this Pushkarini was originally based in Vaikuntam and belonged to Lord Vishnu. It was set on Earth by Garuda, for the sport of Sri Venkateswara. The ‘mukkoti’ of Swami Pushkarini (the merging of over three crore teertham in Swami Pushkarini) occurs on Mukkoti Dwadasi (the twelfth day of the fortnight of Dhanur Masa). Therefore, it is believed that bathing in the Swami Pushkarini on this day, is equivalent to bathing in the holy river, Ganges. Hence lakhs of Pilgrims bathe here before entering the main temple. It is said that Lord Varaha was residing over the Sheshachalam much before Sri Venkateshwara. It was Lord Varaha who granted space for Sri Venkateshwara to live on Sheshachalam and thus His temple is visited first before visiting that of Lord Venkateshwara.

The wooden-float festival of Lord Sri Venkateswara in the month of February/March and Avabhrudha snanam or Chakra snanam during Brahmotsavam takes place in the Swami Pushkarini

Akasha Ganga is a sacred waterfall about 5kms to the south of the temple. The water for anointing Lord Venkateshwara is brought from this waterfall. During rainy season, this place looks even more beautiful with greenery around and with white water gushing out of the rocks. Bathing in this water is really refreshing and is said to wash away the evils and confer good fortune. Every pilgrim visiting Tirupati must and should visit this place.

Papanasanam (destroyer of all the sins) is a deep hole formed by the surrounding hills and over a period of time formed into a reservoir. It is believed that having bath in this holy water dissolve sins of the devotees if they truly repent for their bad deeds. There is a dam constructed at this place which regulates the water flow. Earlier, this water was used in the temple for performing Abhishekam to the Lord.

This is a dam about 18kms from Tirupati and falls under Rangampet forest. This dam is the main source of water supply in Tirupati and Tirumala. It is a nice place to visit and is like a picnic spot for recreation.

There is a temple dedicated to Lord Hanuman, near Tirupati, 3kms from Gogarbham Dam. Though it is not very popular, it is one of the worthy temples to visit on the way to Tirupati. The temple is situated amidst lush green tall thick trees covering it like an umbrella. A trek to this place will be one of the best experience on your visit to Tirupati. It is said that Lord Rama with his consort Sita and brother Lakshmana stayed here along with Lord Hanuman. There is a perennial pond, called as Rama Kund, in the temple premises which was said to be the source of drinking water, during their stay here. There is a water source flowing to this place and it is not known where the water comes from.