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Govindaraja Perumal Temple, Tirupati there are two main shrines in the northern shrine is Sri Govindaraja, who is Lord Vishnu lying on Ananta. He is considered to be Lord Venkateswara's brother. The other main shrine has Deities of Sri Parthasarathi (Lord Krishna as the charioteer of Arjuna), Rukmini, and Satyabhama (Krishna's wives).
This temple is dedicated to the brother of the lord of seven hills, who is seen sleeping (reclining position) with the measure for gauging the money, beneath his head as a cushion, out of tiredness of counting the huge volumes of wealth that he has received loan from Kubera, for performing his brother's marriage. The temple is located at the foot hills of Tirumala and is said to be founded by the great Vaishnava preceptor Sri Ramanuja in 1130 AD.
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Tirupati,Andhra Pradesh
The town of Tirupati is one of the most ancient and sacred pilgrimage spots in India. The name 'Tirupati' means the "Lord of Lakshmi," and should have been applied to the village on the Venkat hill, the dwelling of Lord Venkateswara. Tirupati is a bustling little town at the foot of the Tirumalai Hills in the southern tip of Andhra Pradesh.--
