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Tirupati
is located in Andhra Pradesh,
India. Tirupati is an ancient
Hindu temple town having historical
references in Puranas. The temple
of Lord Venkateswara is located
on the Tirumala hill and Tirupati
is at the foot steps of the Tirumala
hills. 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.. 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 murti of Lord
Vishnu, with the Lord believed
to reside here for the entire
Kali Yuga. The temple is the most
visited Hindu place of worship,
and is the world's second richest
in terms of the offerings made
by pilgrims to the God[1] and
gifts given by visiting pilgrims.
In Sri Vaishnava tradition, the
temple is considered one of the
108 Divya Desam sites.
Tiruttani
is a town in Thiruvallur district
in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
It is one of the main tourist
centre in Thiruvallur district
about 85km from Chennai. Tiruttani
hill temple is one of the six
abodes of Lord Muruga. The hill
has 365 steps indicating 365 days
of the year. It is 15km from Andhra
Pradesh state.
Sri
Padmavathi Devi temple at Tiruchanooru
(Alamelu Mangapuram) . Kalyana
Venkateswara Swamy Temple at Srinivasa
Mangapuram. According to legend,
Lord Venkateswara stayed here
after his marriage with Sri Padmavathi
Devi, before proceeding to Tirumala.
. Govindaraja Swamy Temple in
Tirupati adjacent to the railway
station (Lord Vishnu in Anantasayanam
pose). Saint Ramanujacharya consecrated
this temple in 1130 AD. . Kapila
Teertham in Tirupati town at the
base of Tirumala Hills dedicated
to Lord Siva . Sri Kodandaramaswami
Temple, Tirupati built by Chola
kings during the tenth century
AD . Sri Kalahasteeswara Temple
at Srikalahasti . Sri Kalyana
Venkateswaraswami temple at Narayanavanam
(40 km from Tirupati). Lord Sri
Venkateswaraswami and Sri Padmavathi
Ammavaru, daughter of Akasa Maharaja
were married here
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