What is Venkateswara Temple, Tirumala?
'''Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple''' is one of the most popular and most visited [[Vaishnavism|Vaishnavite temple]] in India. It is in the hills of [[Tirumala]] at the city of [[Tirupati]] in [[Chitoor District]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tirumala.org/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=2017-01-13 |archive-date=2016-02-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202094950/http://www.tirumala.org// |url-status=dead }}</ref>This temple is dedicated to Lord Venkateswara, an avatar of [[Vishnu]]. This lord is also called by the names: Balaji, Govinda, Srinivasa, and Venkatajalapati. It was built around the year 300. The Tirumala Venkateswara Temple is on the Venkatadri hill, which is one of the seven hills of the Seshadri hills range. This is why the temple is called '''Temple of Seven Hills'''. Tirumala Venkateswara Temple is the second richest temple in the world after the [[Padmanabhaswamy Temple]], [[Thiruvananthapuram]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foraywhile.com/top-10-richest-temple-in-the-world/|title=Top 10 Richest Temple in the World|first=|last=shrabani|date=16 January 2013|website=foraywhile.com|access-date=13 January 2017|archive-date=30 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170630162140/http://www.foraywhile.com/top-10-richest-temple-in-the-world/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The temple is daily visited by about 50,000 to 100,000 devotees. On Special days like [[Srivari Brahmotsavam|Brahmotsava]], Tirumala Temple is visited by more than 500,000 devotees making the temple the most-visited holy place in the world. ==Reference== {{reflist}} [[Category:Temples in India]] [[Category:1st millennium buildings and structures]]