Triumala Sri Venkateshwara temple is located in the hill town Tirumala of Andhra Pradesh. The presiding deity of this temple is Lord Venkateshwara and this temple is the richest and most worshipped in the world. Atleast 50,000 pilgrims visit this temple everyday and during festive seasons the number shoots upto 500,000 a day. The idol here is the self manifested form of Lord Vishnu and the lord is said to preside over here during the entire Kali Yuga period.
Lord venkateshware hill is located on the Venkatadri Hill, one of the 7 hills of Tirumala and hence it is also known as Sapthagiri temple ( Temple of 7 hills). The Holy mantra chanted is Om Namo Venkateshaya. Composers like Annamayya, Thiyagaraja have compsed beautiful kirtanas( Songs) on Lord Venkateshwara. The 7 hills represent Saptha Rishis ( 7 Sages according to Hindu terminology) and the lord is also reffered as 'Sapthagirivasan'. The name of the 7 hills are Vrushabadri, Anjanadri, Neeladri, Garudadri, Sheshadri, Narayanadri, Venkatadri.
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