Tirumala Venkateswara Temple

Tirumala Venkateswara Temple (Telugu : తిరుమల వెంకటేశ్వరస్వామి మందిరము)is a famous Hindu Temple of Lord Venkateswara located in the hill town Tirumala of Andhra Pradesh. The temple is built on the Venkatadri hill, one of the seven hills of Tirumala, and hence is also known as the Temple of Seven Hills (Saptagiri in Sanskrit,. The presiding deity of the temple, Lord Venkateswara, is also known by other names - Balaji or Srinivasa.



According to the legend, the temple has a self-manifested idol murti of Lord Vishnu, with the Lord believed to have resided here for the entire Kali Yuga. In Sri Vaishnava tradition, the temple is considered one of the 108 Divya Desam sites.



The seven hill represent the Saptarishi. They sometimes called the Sapathagiri. Hence the Lord is named Saptagirinivasa.



Following are the seven hills:

* Vrushabadri (Hill of Nandi, the vahana of Lord Shiva)
* Anjanadri (Hill of Lord Hanuman)
* Neeladri (Hill of Neela Devi)
* Garudadri (Hill of Garuda, the vahana of Lord Vishnu)
* Seshadri (Hill of Sesha, the dasa of Lord Vishnu)
* Naraynadri (Hill of Lord Vishnu)
* Venkatadri (Hill of Lord Venkateswara




According to the legend, the temple has a self-manifested idol murti of Lord Vishnu, with the Lord believed to have resided here for the entire Kali Yuga. In Sri Vaishnava tradition, the temple is considered one of the 108 Divya Desam sites.