Sri Venkateswara Temple is a landmark of world

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Venkateswara Temple is a landmark Vaishnavite temple situated in the hill town of Tirumala at Tirupati in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh, India. The Temple is dedicated to Lord Sri Venkateswara, an incarnation of Vishnu, who is believed to have appeared here to save mankind from trials and troubles of Kali Yuga. Hence the place has also got the name Kaliyuga Vaikuntham and the Lord here is referred to as Kaliyuga Prathyaksha Daivam. The temple is also known by other names like Tirumala Temple, Tirupati Temple, Tirupati Balaji Temple. Lord Venkateswara is known by many other names: Balaji, Govinda, and Srinivasa.[1] Tirumala Hills are part of Seshachalam Hills range. The hills are 853 metres (2,799 ft) above sea level. The Hills comprises seven peaks, representing the seven heads of Adisesha. The temple lies on the seventh peak -Venkatadri, on the southern banks of Sri Swami Pushkarini, a holy water tank. Hence the temple is also referred to as "Temple of Seven Hills". Tirumala town covers about 10.33 sq mi (26.75 kmv) in area. The Temple is constructed in Dravidian architecture and is believed to be constructed over a period of time starting from 300 AD.

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Dr.Morusu Sivasankar got M.Com, MBA, M.Sc (IT), M.Tech, Ph.D and Post Doctoral Fellow (UGC) from S.V.University. He has published 90 articles in various National & International journals and has authored16books.He attended and presented papers in 36 National and International seminars. He has been working for S.V.U. college of Engineering Tirupati.

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