Venkateswara

Venkateswara (వేంకటేశ్వర)
God of the Seven Hills
God of Tirupati
Venkateswara at the ISKCON Bangalore
Other namesBalaji, Srinivasa, Govinda, Venkatesa, Venkata Ramana, Venkatachalapati, Yedukondalavadu, Tirupati Timmappa, Perumal, Jaswik
Devanagariवेङ्कटेश्वरः
Venerated inSri Vaishnavism
AffiliationForm of Vishnu
Abode
MantraOm Namo Narayanaya
Om Namo Venkateshaya
Weapon
SymbolsSricharanam
MountGaruda
Texts
TempleVenkateswara Temple, Tirumala
ConsortPadmavati and Bhudevi

Venkateswara (Telugu: వేంకటేశ్వరుడు, Sanskrit: वेङ्कटेश्वरः, romanizedVenkaṭeśvara), 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.