Venkateswara
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Venkateshwara[lower-alpha 1] (IAST: Venkaṭeśvara), Venkatachalapathi, Balaji, or Srinivasa, is a form of the Hindu deity Vishnu and is the presiding deity of the Venkateshwara Temple, located in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India. Venkateshwara is also known by various other names.[3] The deity is worshiped by North Indians by the name 'Balaji'.
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Venkateshwara | |
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God of the Seven Hills[1] | |
Other names | Venkatesha, Venkata Ramana, Venkatachalapati, Srinivasa, Govinda, Yedukondalavadu, Balaji, Tirupati Timmappa, Perumal |
Affiliation | Sri Vaishnavism |
Abode | Vaikuntha, Tirumala |
Mantra | Om Namo Narayanaya Om Namo Venkateshaya |
Weapon | Shankha, Chakram |
Symbols | Namam |
Mount | Garuda |
Texts | Divya Prabandham[2] |
Region | Andhra Pradesh, India |
Personal information | |
Spouse | Padmavathi, Sridevi, Bhudevi |
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