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Why Tirumala is called Sapthagiri Kshethra?  Giri; Achala; Adri; Parvatha means hill. Tirumala kshethra the sacred abode of Lord Venkateswara is located in the midst of a group of seven sacred hills called Sapthagiri. Popularly they are... ‪ Seshaachala   (Seshaadri) named after the 1000 headed divine serpent God Aadisesha. In Sri Venkatesha Stothram (Brahmanda Purana) we find Lord Venkateswara eulogized as "Seshadri patih eva cha" meaning the one who is the Lord of Seshadri Hills (Lord of AadiSesha) on the top of which Lord Sriinivaasa is eternally stationed. Tirumala hills the abode of Lord Venkateswara is said to be manifestation of AadiSesha. That's why it is also called as Seshaachala. From a distance Tirumala hills appear in a serpentine form. How AadiSesha got manifested as Seshachala Parvatha and how he was brought down by Lord Vaayu? the relevant Bhagawad Leela; one can find reference with anecdote in Brahma Purananthargatha Sri Venkatachala Mahatm...

Om! Gam! Ganapathaye! Namaha! Om! Sri Raghavendraya Namaha! Om! Namo! Bhagavathe! Vaasudevaaya! Om! Ham! Hanumathe! Sri Rama Doothaaya Namaha! Number seven (7) is one of the most used numbers in Hinduism; recognized as a spiritual and sacred number. Known as Saptha (also spelled as Sapta) in Sanskrit; number seven is a symbolic representation of various divine concepts and philosophies of Hindu Sanatana dharma and Sanskruthi. It represents seven days in a week; seven colours of rainbow VIGBYOR; Saptha-Swaraas (Seven musical notes) Sa; Ri; Ga; Ma; Pa; Da; Ni; etc. Saptha means seven; Sapthati means seventy; Saptaka means a group of seven and Saptaaha means a week long programme. Some of the terminologies and their significance associated with number seven (7) from a Hindu perspective are as follows… Sapthapuri (Seven holy cities): Ayodhya; Mathura (U.P.); Kaasi (Vaaranaasi); Kanchi (Kaancheepuram); Avanthika (Ujjain); Dwaaraka (Dwaaraavati); Maayapuri (Haridwar); the...