Sri Venkateswara Swami Vaari Temple is a Hindu temple situated in the hill town of Tirumala at Tirupati in Tirupati district of Andhra Pradesh, India.
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22 Facts About Venkateswara Temple
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Venkateswara Temple is known by many other names: Balaji, Govinda, and Srinivasa.
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Venkateswara Temple is constructed in Dravidian architecture and is believed to be constructed over a period of time starting from 300 CE.
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The presiding deity, Venkateswara Temple, is in standing posture and faces east in Garbha Gruha.
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The Venkateswara Temple premises have two modern Queue complex buildings to manage the pilgrim crowd, Tarigonda Vengamamba Annaprasadam complex for free meals to Pilgrims, hair tonsure buildings and a number of pilgrim lodging sites.
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Venkateswara Temple then left Vaikuntha and came to Earth to Kolhapur and started meditating.
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Venkateswara Temple donated many jewels and two parcels of land and ordered to use the revenues generated from that land for the celebration of major festivals in the temple.
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Venkateswara Temple's second visit was for settling a dispute that arose between the Saivites and Vaishnavites regarding the nature of the image set up in the Tirumala temple.
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Venkateswara Temple set up Tirupati Jeeyar Mutt in 1119 AD in consultation with Tirumalai Ananthalwan to institutionalize service to the Lord and supervise the temple rituals.
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On this Gopuram, there is a deity of Venkateswara Temple known as "Vimana Venkateswara Temple" which is believed to be exact replica of deity inside Garbhagriha.
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Vimana Venkateswara Temple is the exact replica icon of Venkateswara Temple carved on the Ananda Nilayam Viamana's second tier north west corner.
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Venkateswara Temple follows "Vaikhanasa Agama" tradition of worship, which is believed to be revealed by Sage Vikhanasa and is propagated by his disciples Atri, Bhrigu, Marichi, Kasyapa.
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The daily sevas in Venkateswara Temple include Suprabhata Seva, Thomala Seva, Archana, Kalyanotsavam, Dolotsavam, Arjita Brahmotsavam, Arjita Vasantotsavam, Sahasra Dipalankarana Seva, Ekanta Seva.
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Weekly sevas of the Venkateswara Temple include Vishesha Pooja on Monday, Ashtadala Pada Padmaradhana on Tuesday, Sahasra Kalasabhishekam on Wednesday, Tiruppavada Seva on Thursday, Abhishekam and Nijapada Darshanam on Friday.
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The Tirumala Venkateswara Temple will be flooded with devotees on a single day with numbers reaching up to 150,000, to have a darshan of Venkateswara through special entrance which encircles inner sanctum called "Vaikunta Dwaram".
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Small shrine dedicated to Garuda the vehicle of Venkateswara Temple is situated exactly opposite to the Bangaruvakili of Jaya-Vijaya.
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Bhuvaraha Swamy Venkateswara Temple is the temple dedicated to Varaha an incarnation of Vishnu.
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Venkateswara Temple is credited for gifting the holy conch and the discus, the weapons of Vishnu during his visit.
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Venkateswara Temple has a sannidhi inside the temple which was built by Sri AnanthALwAn.
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Venkateswara Temple is considered one of the eight Swayambhu Kshetras of Vishnu where presiding deity is believed to have manifested on its own.
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