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- Venkateswara,
also known as Venkatesa is represented as
Balaji. Venkateswara is represented with
four arms. One hand holds a lotus (its petals
symbolizing the unfolding of creation). The second
hand holds a conch, symbolizing the Primordial
sound from which all existence comes. The third
hand has a chakra that is the discus that
always returns to the owner after destroying an
evil being. The fourth hand carries the ghada,
or mace. Both the chakra and the ghada symbolize
the power to destroy all evil. The Lord is considered
to be the richest God in the world. The God is associated
with the place being famous as Tirumala Tirupathi.
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