Venkateswara

Venkateswara
God of the Seven Hills[1]
God of Tirupati
Venkateswara at the ISKCON Bangalore
Other namesVenkatesha, Venkata Ramana, Venkatachalapati, Srinivasa, Govinda, Yedukondalavadu, Balaji, Tirupati Timmappa, Perumal
Devanagariवेङ्कटेश्वरः
AffiliationSri Vaishnavism
Abode
MantraOm Namo Narayanaya
Om Namo Venkateshaya
Weapon
SymbolsSricharanam
MountGaruda
Texts
GenderMale
Genealogy
ParentsVakula Devi (mother)
SpousePadmavathi

Venkateswara (Telugu: వేంకటేశ్వరుడు, Sanskrit: वेङ्कटेश्वरः, IAST: Venkaṭeśvara), also known as Venkatachalapati, Balaji and Srinivasa,[2] is a Hindu deity, described as a form or avatar of the god Vishnu. He is the presiding deity of Venkateswara Temple, Tirupati. His consorts, Padmavathi and Bhudevi, are avatars of the goddess Lakshmi, the consort of Vishnu.[3]

  1. ^ Sitapati, Pidatala (1968). "Sri Venkatesvara, the Lord of the Seven Hills, Tirupati".
  2. ^ Tourist Guide to Andhra Pradesh. Sura Books. 1992. p. 21. ISBN 9788174781765.
  3. ^ Dalal, Roshen (2010). Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide. New Delhi: Penguin Books India. p. 291. ISBN 978-0-14-341421-6.

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