Thursday, October 25, 2012

Tirumala Venkateswara Temple History


Tirumala Venkateswara Temple (Telugu: తిరుమల వేంకటేశ్వర దేవాలయం) also known as Tirupati Venkateswara Temple is a famous Hindu Temple of Lord Venkateswara located in the hill town Tirumala, Andhra Pradesh. The temple is located on the Venkatachalam hill that forms part of the seven hills of Tirumala, and hence the temple is also known as the Temple of Seven Hills (Saptagiri in Sanskrit, Edukondalu in Telugu and Ezhumalai in Tamil). The presiding deity of the temple, Lord Venkateswara, is also known by other names - Balaji or Srinivasa or Perumal (Tamil)






Seven Hills (Adri in sanskrit means Hill)


  1. Seshadri
  2. Vedadri
  3. Garudadri
  4. Anjandri
  5. Vrishabhadri
  6. Narayandri
  7. Venkatadri









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