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Tirumala Venkateswara Temple
Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh
10th Century CE
The richest temple in the world with annual donations exceeding $1 billion. Located atop seven hills (Tirumala), visited by 50,000-100,000 pilgrims daily.
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Details
- Dynasty
- Chola
- Style
- Dravidian
- Primary Deity
- Venkateswara (Vishnu)
- Languages
- Telugu, Sanskrit
- Scripts
- Telugu-Kannada, Sanskrit
Historical Significance
Richest temple in the world. 50,000-100,000 visitors daily. Atop seven sacred hills
Architectural Features
Gold-plated vimanaSeven hills locationMassive kitchen feeding 100,000 dailyGold-plated gopuram