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Sree Venkatesa Perumal Temple-Tirumala Sree Venkateswara Perumal (file picture) This is one the 108 divya desams and a very popular temple in India and overseas situated in Tirumala Hills,AP. The crowd is always perinneal about 50,000 to 100,000 pilgrims daily and several times more on special occassions.The temple is situated at about 138 km from Chennai, 291 km from Bangaluru The temple in Thirumala is surrounded by seven 'Parvathams' (seven hills)Venkatathri,Neelathri,Garudachalam,Vrushabadri,Anjanthri,Narayanathri and Seshachalam. Thee are many legends associated with Thirumala from puranas such as Varaha Purana, Padma Purana, Garuda Purana, Brahmanda Purana, Markandeya Purana, Harivamsa Purana, Vamana Purana, Brahma Purana, Brahmottara Purana, Aditya Purana, Skanda Purana and Bhavishyottara Purana. Legend from the Varaha Purana is considered popular. However, the crux of all the legen