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Venkateshwara[a] (IAST: Venkaṭeśvara), Venkatachalapathi, Balaji, or Srinivasa, is a form of the Hindu deity Vishnu and is the presiding deity of the Venkateshwara Temple, located in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India. Venkateshwara is also known by various other names.[3] The deity is worshiped by North Indians by the name 'Balaji'.
^Sitapati, Pidatala (1968). "Sri Venkateshwara, the Lord of the Seven Hills, Tirupati".
^Holdrege, Barbara A. (February 2012). Veda and Torah: Transcending the Textuality of Scripture. ISBN 9781438406954.
^Tourist Guide to Andhra Pradesh. Sura Books. 1992. p. 21. ISBN 9788174781765.
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