Andhra Pradesh Ghats

☗ Venkatachala
↪ Venkatachala (Swayam Vyakta Kshetra) (Divya Desam)

☗ Ahobilam
↪ Ahobilam (Divya Desam)

☗ Shrishaila
↪ Shrishailam (Jyotirlinga) (Shakti Peetha) (Paadal Petra Sthalam)

► Tirumala (Venkatachala) (976 m) (Swayam Vyakta Kshetra) (Divya Desam)
(Tirupati district, Andhra Pradesh)

☗ Front part of Seshachalam (of Eastern Ghats)
☗ Seven Hills:
(1) Sheshadri Hill
(2) Neeladri Hill
(3) Garudadri Hill
(4) Anjanadri Hill
(5) Vrishabhadri Hill
(6) Narayandri Hill
(7) Venkatadri
◼ Swami Pushkarini (Temple Tank)
(Andhra Pradesh Ghats)
(Skanda Purana - Venkatachala Mahatmya)

- Lord Vishnu abides in Tirumala or Venkatachala (which is a Swayam Vyakta Kshetra) as Srinivasa or Venkateshwara. Lord Srinivasa married Devi Padmavathy in Venkatachala.
- Lord Varaha abides in Venkatachala as Sri Adi Varaha. Lord Varaha appeared in Venkatachala before Lord Srinivasa.

► Ahobilam (327 m) (Divya Desam)
(Nandyal district, Andhra Pradesh)

☗ Middle part of Seshachalam (of Eastern Ghats)
☗ Garudadri Hill
☸ Nallamala Forest
▬ River Bhavanashini flows
(Andhra Pradesh Ghats)

(Ahobila Mahatmya)

- Lord Narasimha abides in Ahobilam in nine forms (Nava Narasimha).

They are:
(1) Bhargava Narasimha
(2) Yogananda Narasimha
(3) Chatravata Narasimha
(4) Ahobila or Ugra Narasimha
(5) Krodha or Varaha Narasimha
(6) Jwala Narasimha
(7) Malola Narasimha
(8) Karanja Narasimha
(9) Pavana Narasimha

- Lord Narasimha slayed demon Hiranyakshipu by manifesting from a pillar (place identified with the Jwala Narasimha temple of Ahobilam).

► Simhachalam (377 m)
(Vishakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh)

☗ Simhachalam Hill
(Andhra Pradesh Ghats)

- Lord Narasimha abides in Simhachalam as Varaha Narasimha.

► Mangalagiri (150 m)
(Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh)

☗ Mangalagiri Hill
(Andhra Pradesh Ghats)

- Lord Narasimha abides in Mangalagiri as Panakala Narasimha.

► Shrishailam (457 m) (Jyotirlinga) (Paadal Petra Sthalam) (Shakti Peetha)
(Nandyal district, Andhra Pradesh)

☗ End part of Seshachalam (of Eastern Ghats)
☗ Shrishaila Hill
▬ River Krishna flows
(Andhra Pradesh Ghats)

(Shiva Purana)
(Peetha Nirnaya Tantra)

- Lord Shiva and Devi Parvati came to meet their son Kumara at Shrishailam and abided there as Jyoti (Mallikarjuna Jyotirlinga).
- Devi abides in Shrishailam as Shrishaila Shakti Peetha (identified with Devi Bhramaramba).

► Srikalahasti (Pancha Bhoota Sthalam) (Paadal Petra Sthalam)
(Tirupati district, Andhra Pradesh)

▬ River Swarnamukhi flows
(Andhra Pradesh Ghats)

(Srikalahasteeshwara Sthalapurana)

- Lord Shiva was worshipped by spider Sri, serpent Kala and elephant Hasti at Srikalahasti. They finally attained salvation by worshipping that Linga. Lord Shiva abides here as Srikalahasteeshwara.