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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 of ...
Beside Venkateswara Temple, the city is known for many other ancient temples, such as Padmavathi Temple at Tiruchanur, Govindaraja Temple, [89] Kapileswara Temple at Kapila Theertham, Kalyana Venkateswara Temple, Srinivasamangapuram, Thathayyaguntta Gangamma Temple of goddess Gangamma is the Gramadevata of Tirupati, Sri Kodandaramaswami Temple etc.
Mythology related to the arch, linked to the famous Tirumala hills temple of Lord Venkateswara, has three versions.. According to one version, the arch resembles the hood of a serpent, a conch (Sanskrit: Shank) and a discus (Sanskrit: chakra) – all symbols of worship in Hindu religion – and considered to be the source of the Idol of Lord Venkateswara or Lord Balaji at the Tirumala hill temple.
Sri Venkateswara Brahmotsavams, a nine-day event, which is celebrated every year during month of October, is the major event of Venkateswara Temple. During brahmotsavams the processional deity Malayappa along with his consorts SriDevi and BhuDevi, is taken in a procession in four mada streets around the temple on different vahanams.
Srikalahasti Temple. Srikalahasti Temple is a 5th-century temple of Lord Shiva, as Kalahastiswara, situated on the banks of the River Swarnamukhi.It is 36 kilometres (22 mi) from Tirupati,(Location 13°44'59.0"N 79°41'53.7"E) and is connected by frequent buses.
Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), headquartered at Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh state of India, is the official trust which managing all the activities of main temple at Tirumala, the Venkateswara Temple, and numerous other temples under TTD in Tirupati, across India and all around the world.
The temple is dedicated to Venkateswara, a form of Vishnu, who is believed to have appeared on the earth to save mankind from the trials and troubles of Kali Yuga. Venkateswara is known by many other names: Balaji, Govinda, and Srinivasa. [13] The temple is run by Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), which is under the Andhra Pradesh ...
Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) is an independent government trust in India managed by the Government of Andhra Pradesh.The trust primarily oversees the operations and finances of the richest and the most visited religious center Venkateswara Temple, Tirumala. [2]