{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} {{short description|Mountain in Andhra Pradesh, India}} {{Infobox mountain | name = Venkata | other_name = Venkatadri, Venkatachalam | image = | image_caption = | elevation_m = 853 | elevation_ref = <ref>{{cite book |title=Tourist Guide to Andhra Pradesh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=E4l78qG3TkAC&pg=PA21 |publisher=Sura Books |isbn=978-81-7478-176-5 |pages=21 }}</ref> | range = Seshachalam Hills, Eastern Ghats | listing = | translation = | language = | pronunciation = | location = Tirumala, Andhra Pradesh, India | map = India Andhra Pradesh#India | map_caption = Location of Venkata hill in Andhra Pradesh | map_relief = | label = Venkatadri | coordinates = {{coord|13|40|59.7|N|79|20|49.9|E|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_ref = }} The '''Venkata hill''' (853 m) is part of the Seshachalam Hills, located in the Tirupati district of Andhra Pradesh, India. Also known as '''Venkatadri''', '''Venkatagiri''' or '''Venkatachalam, Venkatam''', it is one of the seven peaks of the Tirumala Hill located in the temple town of Tirumala. The popular Tirumala Venkateswara Temple is located on this hill. It is dedicated to the Hindu god Venkateswara, a form of Vishnu, also known as Tirupati or Balaji.
== History == The Venkatam hill is mentioned in Tamil Sangam literature dated to 300BCE as part of being Tamilakam.<ref>{{cite book |author=Kanakalatha Mukund |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Bha2eLqMPWcC&pg=PT27 |title=The World of the Tamil Merchant: Pioneers of International Trade |publisher=Penguin Books |year=2015 |isbn=978-81-8475-612-8 |page=27}}</ref><ref name="Shu_1989">{{cite book |author=Shu Hikosaka |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XmQEAAAAYAAJ |title=Buddhism in Tamilnadu: A New Perspective |publisher=Institute of Asian Studies |year=1989 |page=3}}</ref>
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Category:Hills of Andhra Pradesh Category:Hindu pilgrimage sites in India Category:Geography of Tirupati district {{Venkateswara Temple, Tirumala}}