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It is estimated that more that 50,000 people visit the temple everyday; taking the
number of visitors to almost 19 million annually, with an annual increase of 2 –
5%. There are as many as 90,000 to 100,000 visitors on peak festival days and holidays.
Tirupathi is also an important educational centre and has five universities and
about 150 schools. The town also attracts floating population for business and commercial
purposes from the nearby cities of Chennai, Bangalore and Hyderabad. Also, the government
of Andhra Pradesh has identified Tirupathi as one of the Tier-II cities which has
to be developed into an IT hub.
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