Tel: తిరుపతి tirupati
‘Holy Lord’ City, Andhra Pradesh
From Tam: tiru, ‘divine’, ‘sacred’, ‘eminent’; Tel/Skt: pati, ‘lord’, ‘master’.
Tirupati is the no. 1 destination for Hindu pilgrims in India.
25,000 visit daily (more on festival days) seeking boons from Lord Venkateshwara (Balaji/Vishnu)in his temple in the Tirumala Hills, 700m above the town.
For related place names see Indian Place names and Andhra Pradesh place names.
Sri Venkateswara Swami Temple in the hill town of Tirumala at Tirupati Nikhilb239