Venkateswara literally means "Lord of Venkata". The word is a
combination of the words Venkata (the name of a hill in Andhra Pradesh)
and isvara ("Lord"). According to the Brahmanda and Bhavishyottara
Puranas, the word "Venkata" means "destroyer of sins", deriving from the
Sanskrit words vem (sins) and kata (power of immunity Venkateswara
(Sanskrit: वेङ्कटेश्वर, IAST: Vēṅkaṭēśvara), also known as Śrīnivāsa,
Bālājī, Vēṅkaṭa, Venkata Ramana, Vēṅkaṭāchalapati, Tirupati Timmappa and
Govindha, is a form of the Hindu god Vishnu. Venkateswara's most
prominent temple is the Tirumala Venkateswara Temple located in
Tirupathi, Andhra Pradesh in Southern India.Every year, lakhs of
devotees donate a large amount of wealth at the Tirumala Venkateswara
Temple at Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh. Goddess Lakshmi, also referred as
Sri, once had a fight with Lord Vishnu and left Vaikunta. She came and
settled on earth in disguise. Lord Vishnu soon arrived on earth
searching for Goddess Lakshmi. But He failed to find her and instead
settled on Tirumala hills in the form of a forest gatherer and continued
the search. During the search, Lord Vishnu met a beautiful girl named
Padmavati who was the daughter