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Sapthagiri which is also called Tirumala Hill is situated in hill town of Tirumala, near Tirupati in the Tirupati district of Andhra Pradesh, India.This hill is 853 m above sea level and is about 10.33 square miles (27 km 2) in area.
The temple is located on seven hills. [75] The presiding deity is also referred to as Sapthagirisha [75] or Lord of Seven hills. [76] It is believed that seven hills, also referred to as Saptagiri, represent the seven hoods of Adisesha. The seven hills are as follows: [75] A statue of Hanuman in prayer pose near Alipiri gate in Tirumala
Alipiri Padala Mandapam or Alipiri is the place at foot of seven hills in Tirupati, the pilgrim city of Sri Venkateswara Swami, in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is a neighbourhood of Tirupati city. Alipiri is one of two ways to reach Tirumala on foot, [1] and it was until recently the only one in modern times. Srivari Mettu, about 2 km ...
[7] Venkateswara is known by many names such as Srinivasa (in whom Lakshmi dwells), Narayana (The Primordial One), Perumal (the great lord), Malayappa (the lord of the Hill) and Govinda (Protector of Cows). [8] In Tamil, he is commonly called "Elumalayan", meaning Lord of Seven Hills.
The word Tirumala is of Dravidian origin, specifically from the Tamil language.The term “Tiru” means sacred or holy, and “Mala” means mountain or hill. [6] The prefix "Tiru" (or "Thiru") is a widely recognized Tamil word meaning "sacred" or "holy," and is used in many South Indian place names.
Puranic literature which was composed before the post-Mauryan and early-Gupta era also mentions Tirupati as the Aadhi Varaha Kshetra. The Puranas associate the site with Varaha, a Dashavatara of Vishnu. The Varaha shrine holds great importance in Tirupati and is said to be older than the main sanctum of Venkateshvara. There is also the Ranga ...
The temple in her name was built about 300 years ago on Perurubanda hillock, around the scenic Peruru, in Tirupati and located within 10 kilometers of Tirumala hills. As per the wishes of Vakula maata (mother), this temple was constructed in such a way that visage of maata faces the Seven Hills, where her son Lord Venkateswara resides.
Sheshagiri is an Indian name.Seshagiri refers to Sesha, the dasa of Lord Vishnu, in the Vaishnava tradition of Hinduism.Seshagiri refers to Sesha, the Snake and Giri the mountain; also name of one of the seven mountains in Tirupati while we cross and reach the main mountain.