Pilgrimage
Tirupati
Venkateshwara on the seven hills. Arrange darshan before you travel.
When
All year. Brahmotsavam and the new year are the heaviest crowds.
Region
Andhra Pradesh
At Tirupati a token or a prior arrangement is close to essential. Without a plan the queue can run for many hours. The walk up Tirumala is also a path, if health allows. Tonsure is a tradition of its own. Offering hair is a sankalp, not a pressure.
The laddu is famous as prasad. Dress and conduct follow temple rules. Read the current notice, because it changes. What is written here is only a general introduction.
This is a general introduction. Sequence, materials, and timing change with family, region, and shakha. Your priest and your own custom have the last word.