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Tirupati Temple  (TTD)

Venkateswara Temple is a landmark Vaishnavite temple on Tirupati hills situated on sheshachalam  hill range in chitoor district. The temple is one of the eight  Vishnu Swayambhu kshetras and is listed as 106th and the last earthly Divya desham. The temple is constructed in Dravidian architecture and is believed to be constructed over a period of time starting from 300 AD. The Garbhgriha is called Anand Nilayam.

The Pallava dynasty (9th century) the Chola dynasty (10th century) and Vijayanagara pradhans (14th and 15th century) were committed devotees of Lord Venkateswara. The temple gains most of its current wealth and size under the Vijayanagara Empire, with the donation of diamonds and gold. In 1517 Vijayanagara Emperor Krishnadevraya, on one of his many visits to the temple, donated gold and jewels, enabling an Ananda Nilayam (inner shrine) roofing to be gilded.

Raghoji 1 Bhonsle

Maratha general Raghoji 1 Bhonsle visited the temple and set up a permanent administration for the conduct of worship in the temple. Today, Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) is an independent trust which manages the Tirumala Venkateswara Temple at Tirumala, Andhra Pradesh. The trust oversees the operations and finances of the second richest and the most visited religious center in the world. TTD was established in 1932 as a result of the TTD Act of 1932. It employs about 16,000 people. The temple attracts approximately 75,000 Pilgrims every day