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Venkateshvara Temple Lines for darshan—seeing and being seen by the deity—can be excessively long at the Venkateshvara Temple in Tirumala, near Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India.

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A.P. records light rainfall, red alert for Nov. 30 continues for Rayalaseema districts • Dec. 2, 2024, 3:06 AM ET (The Hindu)
Cyclone Fengal: Heavy rains predicted in southern parts of Andhra Pradesh • Nov. 30, 2024, 9:59 AM ET (The Indian Express)
IMD issues red alert for Tirupati, Nellore districts for November 29 • Nov. 29, 2024, 4:04 AM ET (The Hindu)
Chandrababu Naidu lands in Tirupati to participate in funeral rites of his brother • Nov. 28, 2024, 3:52 AM ET (The Hindu)
Cyclone Fengal disrupts flight services from Vizag to Chennai and Tirupati • Nov. 28, 2024, 3:13 AM ET (The Hindu)
Tirupati, India
Tirupati, IndiaTirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Tirupati, city, southeastern Andhra Pradesh state, southern India. It lies in the Palkonda Hills, about 8 miles (13 km) northeast of Chandragiri and 67 miles (108 km) northwest of Chennai in Tamil Nadu state.

Tirupati is known as the abode of the Hindu god Venkateshvara, Lord of Seven Hills. The sacred hill of Tirumala is situated about 6 miles (10 km) northwest of Tirupati in Sri Venkateshwara Sanctuary and National Park. The hill was considered so holy that before 1870 non-Hindus were not permitted to ascend it. At the hill’s summit, at an elevation of 2,800 feet (850 metres), is a temple of great antiquity. The temple, nestled among sacred waterfalls and tanks (reservoirs) and dedicated to Venkateshvara, is a fine example of Dravidian art and is one of the most important pilgrimage centres in India. The temple is now the centre of Sri Venkateswara University (1954). Pop. (2001) 228,202; (2011) 287,482.

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