Venkateswara

Venkateswara
God of the Seven Hills[1]
Venkateshwara at the ISKCON Bangalore
Other namesVenkatesha, Venkata Ramana, Venkatachalapati, Srinivasa, Govinda, Yedukondalavadu, Balaji, Tirupati Timmappa, Perumal
AffiliationSri Vaishnavism
AbodeVaikuntha, Tirumala
MantraOm Namo Narayanaya
Om Namo Venkateshaya
WeaponShankha, Chakram
SymbolsNamam
MountGaruda
TextsSri Venkateswara Mahatyam
RegionAndhra Pradesh, India
Personal information
SpousePadmavathi, Sridevi, Bhudevi

Venkateswara[a] (IAST: Venkaṭeśvara), Venkatachalapati, Balaji, or Srinivasa, is a form of the Hindu deity Vishnu and is the presiding deity of the Venkateshwara Temple, located in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India. Venkateshwara is also known by various other names.[2] The deity is worshiped by North Indians by the name 'Balaji'.

  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.


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