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Saptagirisha – One of the names of Lord Venkateswara – Tirupati Balaji

Saptagirisha is one of the names of Venkateswara – the Lord who resides as Balaji at Tirupati. Saptagirisha means the Lord of Seven Hills. Balaji resides at Tirupati and is surrounded by seven hills. The Saptagirisha are:

Seshadri, (Seshachala)
Neeladri, (Vedachala)
Garudadri, (Garudachala)
Vrishabhadri, (Vrishabhachala)
Narayanadri (Narayanachala)
Anjanadri (Anjanachala)
Venkatadri (Venkatachala) – the Venkateswara temple is located on this hill.

As he resides on the seven hills, Venkateswara is also known as Saptagirinivasa Sri Venkateshwara Swami.

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