Sapthagiri, Tirumala

Name: Sapthagiri
Address: Tirumala, India

#4 among attractions in Tirumala

Nature, Natural attraction, Hill

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Sapthagiri which is also called Tirumala Hill is situated in hill town of Tirumala, near Tirupati in the Tirupati district of Andhra Pradesh, India. This hill is 853 m above sea level and is about 10.33 square miles in area. It comprises seven peaks, representing the seven heads of Adisesha, thus earning the name Seshachalam. The seven peaks are called Seshadri, Neeladri, Garudadri, Anjanadri, Vrushabhadri, Narayanadri, and Venkatadri. The hill is famous for the famous and one of most holy Hindu deity Venketeswaraswamy temple. The temple is on Venkatadri, the seventh peak, and is also known as the "Temple of Seven Hills". The presiding deity of the temple is Lord Venkateswara, a form of the Hindu god Vishnu. Venkateswara is known by other names: Balaji, Govinda, and Srinivasa. The temple lies on the southern banks of Sri Swami Pushkarini, a holy water tank. The temple complex comprises a traditional temple building, with a number of modern queue and pilgrim lodging sites. ()

Coordinates: 13°40'59"N, 79°20'49"E

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Nearby attractions include: Venkateswara Temple, Varahaswamy Temple, Kapila Theertham, Eparchaean Unconformity.

~110 ftE
Temple
Venkateswara Temple, Tirupati
1 min walk • Sri Venkateswara Swami Vaari Temple is a Hindu temple situated in the hill town of Tirumala at Tirupati in Tirupati district of Andhra Pradesh, India.
~700 ftN
Temple
Varahaswamy Temple, Tirumala
4 min walk • Sri Varahaswamy Temple, also called Bhu Varahaswamy Temple, is a Hindu temple dedicated to the god Varaha, situated at hill town of Tirumala in Tirupati, Tirupati district of Andhra Pradesh state, India. The temple is situated on the northern premises of Venkateswara Temple, Tirumala, on north west corner of Swami Pushkarini.
~130 ftNE
Temple
Kapila Theertham, Tirumala
1 min walk • Kapila Theertham is a famous Saivite Temple and Theertham, located at Tirupati in the Tirupati District of Andhra Pradesh, India. The idol is believed to be installed by Kapila Muni and hence Lord Siva here is referred to as Kapileswara.
~1100 ftE
Memorial
Eparchaean Unconformity, Tirumala
6 min walk • Tirupati Eparchaean Unconformity, a notified National Geo-heritage Monument is a major discontinuity of stratigraphic significance that represents a period of remarkable serenity in the geological history of the earth i.e. sudden changes and discontinuity in the rock layers in earth's crust.
~130 ftNE
Temple
Padmavathi Temple, Tirumala
1 min walk • Padmavathi Temple is the temple dedicated to Goddess Padmavathi or Alamelumanga, the consort of Lord Venkateswara. The temple is situated in Tiruchanur, at a distance of 5 km from Tirupati in Tirupati district of Andhra Pradesh, India. The temple is under the administration of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams.
~130 ftNE
Temple
Govindaraja Temple, Tirumala
1 min walk • Sri Govindarajaswamy Temple is an ancient Hindu-Vaishnavite temple situated at the heart of the Tirupati city in Tirupati district of Andhra Pradesh state in India.
~130 ftNE
Temple
Kodandarama Temple, Tirumala
1 min walk • Sri Kodandaramaswamy Temple is one of the famous temples, after Tirumala Venkateswara Temple, in the holy city of Tirupati in Tirupati district of Andhra Pradesh, India.
~130 ftNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Venkata Hill, Tirumala
1 min walk • The Venkata hill is part of the Seshachalam Hills, located in the Tirupati district of Andhra Pradesh, India. Also known as Venkatadri or Venkatachalam, it is one of the seven peaks of the Tirumala Hill located in the temple town of Tirumala.
~130 ftNE
Temple
Venkateswara Temple, Tirumala
1 min walk • Venkateswara Temple is a Vaishnavite temple situated in the town of Dwaraka Tirumala of West Godavari district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The temple is dedicated to Lord Venkateswara, an incarnation of Vishnu. The temple is also known by other name like Chinna Tirupati meaning Small Tirupati.
~1410 ftN
13°41'12"N • 79°20'45"E
Pushpagiri Math, Tirumala
7 min walk • Temple

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Nearby attractions include Venkateswara Temple, Tirupati (1 min walk), Venkata Hill, Tirumala (1 min walk), Padmavathi Temple, Tirumala (1 min walk), Kodandarama Temple, Tirumala (1 min walk).