Tirumala
Sign in to saveTirumala is a Hindu religious temple town in Tirupati district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is one of the neighbourhoods of the Tirupati city. The town is a part of Tirupati Urban Development Authority and located in Tirupati (urban) mandal of Tirupati revenue division. The town is strictly vegetarian. It is a hill town where Tirumala Venkateswara Temple is located, a popular shrine of Vishnu. Vishnu is believed to reside here with his full power, as in Vaikuntha, and thus the place is also called 'Bhuloka Vaikuntha'.
Key facts
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- Tirumala
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- Adivarahakshetram VenkatadriKaliyuga Vaikuntham
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- A view of the Maha Dvaram and the Ananda Nilayam Garbha Griha of the Sri Venkateshvara Swami Vaari Temple
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- A view of the Maha Dvaram and the Ananda Nilayam Garbha Griha of the Venkateshvara Temple
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- India Andhra Pradesh
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- left
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- Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
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- Country
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- State
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- Andhra Pradesh
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- District
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- Tirupati
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- Mandal
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- Tirupati Urban
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- City
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- Tirupati
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- Tirupati Municipal Corporation
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Tirumala is a Hindu religious temple town in Tirupati district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is one of the neighbourhoods of the Tirupati city. The town is a part of Tirupati Urban Development Authority and located in Tirupati (urban) mandal of Tirupati revenue division. The town is strictly vegetarian. It is a hill town where Tirumala Venkateswara Temple is located, a popular shrine of Vishnu. Vishnu is believed to reside here with his full power, as in Vaikuntha, and thus the place is also called 'Bhuloka Vaikuntha'.
== Etymology ==
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