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Venkateshwara is another form of Lord Vishnu who is the most popular deity among GSBs in Kerala. He is also known as Venkatachalapathi or Venkataramana or Tirumal devar or Varadaraja or Srinivasa or Balaji or Bithala. He has a dark complexion and four hands. In his two upper hands he holds a discus (a symbol of power) and a conchs hell (a symbol of existence). With his lower hands extended downward he asks devotees to have faith and surrender to him for protection. The supreme temple of Venkateswara is at Tirupati and every GSB wants to visit this temple at least once in life. The temple town of Tirupati is situated at the foot of Tirumala hills in the Chandragiri Taluka of the Chittor district in Andhra Pradesh. The sacred spot on the hill about 2,800 feet above sea level is known as Tirumala, the abode of Lord Venkateswara. The hill forms part of the Eastern Ghats and is also known as Venkatachala and Seshachala. It is said that the Eastern Ghats on this side along with their curves,

OM Sri Guruve namah OM Sri Ganapataye namah OM Shivaya namah OM sthiraya namah OM sthanave namah OM prabhave namah OM bhimaya namah OM pravaraya namah OM varadaya namah OM varaya namah OM sarvatmane namah OM sarva vikhyataya namah OM sarvasmai namah 10 OM sarvakaraya namah OM bhavaya namah OM jatine namah OM charmine namah OM sikhandine namah OM sarvangaya namah OM sarva bhavanaya namah OM haraya namah OM harinakshaya namah OM sarva bhuta haraya namah 20 OM prabhave namah OM pravritaye namah OM nivrittaye namah OM niyataya namah OM sasvataya namah OM dhruvaya namah OM smasana vasine namah OM bhagavate namah OM khacaraya namah OM gocharaya namah 30 OM ardanaya namah OM abhivadyaya namah OM mahakarmane namah OM tapasvine namah OM bhuta bhavanaya namah OM unmattavesha prachannaya namah OM sarva loka praja pataye namah OM maharupaya namah OM mahakayaya namah OM vrisharupaya namah 40 Immobile Pillar Overlord Terrible Foremost Bestower of boons Superior Self of all beings The Core of a

Listen lalitha sahasranamam by Singer(s): B.Ramana, Vijayalakshmi Sarma Lyrics

Nava- that also means 'new'-denotes 'nine' the number to which sages attach special significance. Hence, we have Nava-ratri(9nights),Nava_patrika(9 levels/herbs/plants),Nava-graha(9 planets), and Nava-Durga (9 appelletions). Here're the 9 maifestations of goddess Durga. Each goddes has a different form and a special sifnificance. Nava Durga, if worshipped with religious fervor, it is believed,lift the divine spirit in us and fill us with renewed happiness. what's the significance of Navaratri? During Navaratri, we invoke the energy aspect of god in the form of the universal mother, commenly referred to as "durga", which literally means the remover of miseries of life. She is also referred to as "Devi"(goddess) or "shakti"(energy or power). It is this energy, which helps god to proceed with the work of creation, preservation and destruction. In other words, you can say that God is motionless, absolutely changeless, and the Divine