वेङ्कट

Etymology
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Proper noun

 * 1) Name of a very sacred hill in the  country (in the district of North Arcot, about 80 miles from Madras; it reaches an elevation of about 2,500 feet above the sea level, and on the summit is the celebrated temple dedicated to  in his character of ‘Lord of वेङ्कट’, also called  or Tirupati, whence the hill is sometimes popularly known as ; it is annually thronged with thousands of pilgrims.
 * 2) Name of a king of  (the patron of ).
 * 3) Name of various authors and teachers.