Venkateswara

Venkateswara
God of the Seven Hills
God of Tirupati
Venkateswara at the ISKCON Bangalore
Other namesBalaji, Srinivasa, Govinda, Venkatesha, Venkata Ramana, Venkatachalapati, Yedukondalavadu, Tirupati Timmappa, Perumal, Venkanna.
Devanagariवेङ्कटेश्वरः
AffiliationSri Vaishnavism
Abode
MantraOm Namo Narayanaya
Om Namo Venkateshaya
Weapon
SymbolsSricharanam
MountGaruda
Texts
Genealogy
SpousePadmavati, Bhudevi

Venkateswara (Telugu: వెంకటేశ్వరుడు, Sanskrit: वेङ्कटेश्वरः, romanized: Venkaṭeśvara), also known as Venkatachalapati, Venkata, Balaji and Srinivasa, is a Hindu deity, described as a form or avatar 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.