Venkateswara

Venkateswara
God of the Seven Hills[1]
God of Tirupati
Venkateshwara at the ISKCON Bangalore
Other namesVenkatesha, Venkata Ramana, Venkatachalapati, Srinivasa, Govinda, Yedukondalavadu, Balaji, Tirupati Timmappa, Perumal
Devanagariवेङ्कटेश्वरः
AffiliationSri Vaishnavism
Abode
MantraOm Namo Narayanaya
Om Namo Venkateshaya
Weapon
SymbolsSricharanam
MountGaruda
Texts
GenderMale
Genealogy
Avatar birthVenkata
Avatar endTirumala
ParentsVakula Devi (mother)
SpousePadmavathi

Venkateswara (Telugu: వేంకటేశ్వరుడు, Sanskrit: वेङ्कटेश्वरः, IAST: Venkaṭeśvara), also known as Venkatachalapati, Balaji and Srinivasa, is a major deity in Hinduism.[2] Described as an avatar of Vishnu, he is the presiding deity of Venkateshwara Temple, Tirupati. His consorts, Padmavathi and Bhudevi are avatars of Lakshmi.[3]

  1. ^ Sitapati, Pidatala (1968). "Sri Venkateshwara, the Lord of the Seven Hills, Tirupati".
  2. ^ Tourist Guide to Andhra Pradesh. Sura Books. 1992. p. 21. ISBN 9788174781765.
  3. ^ Dalal, Roshen (2010). Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide. New Delhi: Penguin Books India. p. 291. ISBN 978-0-14-341421-6.

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