.jpg)
Venkateswara
Sign in to saveVenkateswara (, ), also known as Venkatachalapati, Venkata, Balaji and Srinivasa, is a deity, described as a form of the god Vishnu. He is the presiding deity of Venkateswara Temple, Tirupati. His consorts, Padmavati and Bhudevi, are avatars of the goddess Lakshmi, the consort of Vishnu.
Key facts
- Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.type
- Hindu
- Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.name
- Venkateswara
- Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.Devanagari
- वेङ्कटेश्वरः
- Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.image
- Malekallu Tirupathi-balaji, Arsikere.jpg
- Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.caption
- Venkateswara at the ISKCON Bangalore
- Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.deity_of
- God of the Seven HillsGod of Tirupati
- Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.venerated_in
- Sri Vaishnavism
- Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.affiliation
- Form of Vishnu
- Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.temple
- Venkateswara Temple, Tirumala
- Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.mantra
- Om Namo NarayanayaOm Namo Venkateshaya
- Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.symbols
- Sricharanam
- Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.mount
- Garuda
- Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.other_names
- Balaji, Srinivasa, Govinda, Venkatesa, Venkata Ramana, Venkatachalapati, Yedukondalavadu, Tirupati Timmappa, Perumal
- Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.consort
- Padmavati and Bhudevi
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
18 sectionsContents
- Etymology and other names
- Legends
- Birth
- Marriage to Padmavathi
- Srinivasa turns into Venkateswara
- Iconography and symbolism
- Literature
- Worship and festivals
- The five deities
- Festivals
- Sri Venkateswara Brahmotsavams
- Vaikuntha Ekadashi
- Rathasapthami
- Hymns
- Temples
- See also
- References
- External links
Venkateswara (, ), also known as Venkatachalapati, Venkata, Balaji and Srinivasa, is a deity, described as a form of the god Vishnu. He is the presiding deity of Venkateswara Temple, Tirupati. His consorts, Padmavati and Bhudevi, are avatars of the goddess Lakshmi, the consort of Vishnu.
==Etymology and other names== Venkateswara literally means "Lord of Venkata". The word is a combination of the words Venkata (the name of a hill in Andhra Pradesh) and iśvara ("Lord"). The Venkatam hill is mentioned in Tamil Sangam literature dated to 300 BCE. According to the Brahmanda and Bhavishyottara Puranas which are dated to 500 CE to 1000 CE, the word "Venkata" means "destroyer of sins", deriving from the Tamil words vem (sins) and kata (power of immunity).