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Thondaiman, ruler of Thondaimandalam(present day Kanchipuram and the surroundings), [3] is believed to have first built the temple after visualizing Vishnu in his dream. He built the Gopuram and the Prakhara, and arranged for regular prayers to be conducted in the temple. Later on, the Chola dynasty vastly improved the temple and gave rich ...
The Temple is dedicated to Lord Venkateswara, an incarnation of Vishnu, who is believed to have appeared here to save mankind from the trials and troubles of Kali Yuga. The temple is situated at a height of 853 metres on Tirumala Hills which are part of Seshachalam Hills and is constructed in South Indian Tamil Architectural Style.
The Venkateswara Temple of Tirumala or Sri Venkateswara Swami Temple, is a Hindu temple situated in the hills of Tirumala at Tirupati Urban Mandal in the Tirupati district of Andhra Pradesh, India. The temple is dedicated to Venkateswara , a form of Vishnu , who is believed to have appeared on the earth to save mankind from trials and troubles ...
Venkateswara Temple is in the hill town of Tirumala, at Tirupati in the Tirupati district of Andhra Pradesh. It is dedicated to Venkateswara, a form of Vishnu believed to have appeared on Earth to save humankind from Kali Yuga. The temple is also known as Kaliyuga Vaikuntha, Tirumala Temple, Tirupati Temple and Tirupati Balaji Temple.
Ramanuja streamlined the rituals at Tirumala temple according to Vaikanasa Agama tradition, and introduced the recitation of the Naalayira Divya Prabandham. He also set up the Tirupati Jeeyar Matha in 1119 AD, in consultation with Tirumalai Ananthalwan to institutionalise service to the deity and supervise the temple rituals. The Jeeyars, to ...
Ugra Srinivasa is one of the idols in the Tirumala Venkateshvara Temple at Tirumala, Andhra Pradesh. Ugra means anger and Srinivasa means Venkateshvara with this idol being originally called Venkatatturaivar and this idol is showing the angry form of Venkateshvara. He is also known as Snapana Murti.
The temple is also known by other names like Tirumala Temple, Tirupati Temple, Tirupati Balaji Temple. Lord Venkateswara is known by many other names: Balaji, Govinda, and Srinivasa. [34] Tirumala Hills are part of Seshachalam Hills range. The hills are 853 metres (2,799 ft) above sea level.
On one occasion when this came to the notice of Ananthalwar, the latter was furious and he hit the boy with a crowbar on the chin. The boy then disappeared but when Ananthalwar visited the Venkateswara Temple in Tirumala, he found that the Lord was bleeding from the chin. He at once realised that it was the Lord who had helped his wife in the ...