Tirumala Venkateswara Temple
Tirupati district, India
Also known as: तिरुपति वेन्कटेशवर मन्दिरतिरुपतीतिरुपतीबालाजी मंदिर,तिरुमलाবেঙ্কটেশ্বর মন্দিরતિરુપતિ બાલાજીதிருப்பதி வெங்கடாசலபதி கோயில்శ్రీ వేంకటేశ్వరస్వామి ఆలయం (తిరుమల)ವೆಂಕಟೇಶ್ವರ ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನതിരുമല വെങ്കടേശ്വര ക്ഷേത്രം
The Venkateswara Swami Temple—also known as Tirumala Temple, Tirupati Temple and Tirupati Balaji Temple—is a Hindu temple located in the hills of Tirumala, within Tirupati Urban Mandal, Tirupati district, Andhra Pradesh, India. The temple is dedicated to Venkateswara, a form of Vishnu, who is believed to have appeared on earth to save mankind from trials and troubles of Kali Yuga. Hence the site is also called Kaliyuga Vaikuntha and the deity is known as Kaliyuga Prathyaksha Daivam. Venkateswara is additionally known as Balaji, Govinda, and Srinivasa.[2]
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Key facts
| Presiding deity | Venkateswara[1] |
|---|---|
| Founded | 300 CE[1] |
| Architecture | Dravidian architecture[1] |
| Location | Tirupati district, India |
| Status | Active |
History
- 300 CE — Founded / built[1]
Sources
- Wikidata Q9375937 — Wikidata
- Venkateswara Temple, Tirumala - Wikipedia — Wikipedia