tumbura theertham in tirumala

Tumburu Theertham is one of the natural watercourses, which dates back to the Vedic ages.

Story behind the formation of the theertham states that a Gandharva cursed sage Agastya’s lazy wife to became a toad that had to survive in this pond till the sage arrived. When sage Agastya came here with his disciples, the toad took the Gandharva form and hence the pond was known as Tumburu Theertham.