Tirupati

 

 

The world famous Tirumala Temple is found in the hill town of Tirumala in Tirupati. Tirupati is well-known for Sri Venkateswara Swamy temple dedicated to Lord Venkateswara.
Tiru means ‘Holy’ and mala means ‘hills’ in Dravidian language. Therefore it translates as Holy Mountains.
The Tirumala Hill is 853m above sea level and is about 10.33 square miles in area. It comprises seven peaks, representing the seven heads of Adisesha, thus earning the name Seshachalam.
The seven peaks are called Seshadri, Neeladri, Garudadri, Anjanadri, Vrushabhadri, Narayanadri, and Venkatadri. The temple is on Venkatadri the seventh peak, and is also known as the “Temple of Seven Hills”.

There are several legends associated with the sign of the Lord in Tirumala. According to one legend, the temple has a murti of Lord Venkateswara, which it is believed shall remain here for the entire time of the present Kali Yuga.