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Who is Lord thimmappa?
Venkateswara
Venkateshwara | |
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Other names | Venkatesh, Venkata Ramana, Tirupati Thimmappa |
Sanskrit transliteration | Vēṅkaṭēśvara |
Affiliation | Vishnu |
Abode | Vaikuntam, Tirumala |
Why is Lord Venkateswara called Balaji?
He is worshipped by the people with different nameslike Balaji, Srinivasa, Govinda. Lord Venkateswara is the main deity of the Tirumala temple, Tirupathi. The lord is an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. He is worshipped by the people with different nameslike Balaji, Srinivasa, Govinda.
What is the Telugu name of Lord Venkateswara?
Ugra Srinivasa or Snapana Beram – This deity represents the fearsome (Telugu: Ugra means angry) aspect of Lord Venkateswara. This deity was the main processional deity until 1330 CE when it was replaced by Malayappa swami deity.
Who are Lord Venkateswara Padmavathi and Bibi Nancharamma?
Story of Lord Venkateswara, Padmavathi and Bibi Nancharamma. According to the Hindu scriptures, Vishnu, out of love towards his devotees, incarnated as Venkateswara and appeared for the salvation and upliftment of humanity in this Kali Yuga age. It is considered the supreme form of Vishnu in this age.
What is the story behind the Tirumala Venkateswara yagna?
Every year, lakhs of devotees donate a large amount of wealth at the Tirumala Venkateswara Temple at Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh. There is a great legend behind this incarnation of Lord Vishnu.Once,there was a ritual to be conducted. The sages and pontiffs for the Yagna were in a dilemma that for which God is the ritual to be done.
What is the meaning of the Telugu word ‘Venkata’?
The word is a combination of the words Venkata (the name of a hill in Andhra Pradesh) and isvara (“Lord”). According to the Brahmanda and Bhavishyottara Puranas, the word “Venkata” means “destroyer of sins”, deriving from the Sanskrit words vem (sins) and kata (power of immunity).