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Veṅkaṭācala is the hill of Śrī Veṅkaṭeśvara: the Veṅkaṭācala Māhātmya exalts it as Viṣṇu's chosen abode in the Kali age, and the Tirumala temple stands on its crest.
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- Purāṇa Skanda Purāṇa, Vaiṣṇava Khaṇḍa
Sthala Purāṇa tradition
The Veṅkaṭācala Māhātmya reads the seven hills as the coils of Śeṣa himself, upon whom Śrīnivāsa dwells to receive the prayers of the age.
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- Purāṇa Skanda Purāṇa, Vaiṣṇava Khaṇḍa
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Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple, Tirumala
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