Tirupati

WHO IS A HINDU? Gods who remove suffering Published on 21st June, 2020, in Mumbai Mirror. Once upon a time, Vishnu came looking for his wife, Lakshmi, who left their house after a fight. During his search, he took residence in a termite hill under a tamarind tree. A cowherd came and gave him milk there. So he made that place his home, comforting devotees, assuring them that he will not let them drown in the ‘ocean of existence’. Where is this story from? If you are from Andhra or Tamil Nadu, you are likely to say, Tirupati Balaji of Venkatachalam. If you’re from Maharashtra ..

Published on 15th May, 2016, in Mumbai Mirror. Tirupati is both the name of a pilgrim spot, and the name of the deity who resides there. Tiru is Tamil for what is referred to as Shri in Sanskrit: affluence, abundance and auspiciousness. In the Rig Veda, Shri is a goddess, who in Puranas is identified as Lakshmi. This makes Tirupati, or Shri-pati, the lord of Lakshmi, who is identified as Vishnu. Vishnu descended from his celestial abode of Vaikuntha and made his residence on the seventh hill of the range of seven hills known as Seshachalam in the Chitoor district of Andhra Pradesh. The seventh ..