This magnificent temple with great architectural significance was built by the industrialists Birlas about a quarter centuary ago. It is entirely made of marble that has been brought from Rajasthan and is placed on a hillock called the Kala Pahad. The highest tower of the temple reaches a height of 165 feet and the ancillary towers reach about 116 feet. A huge hall Geeta Bhavan is festooned with beautiful paintings illustrating certain scenes from the Indian mythology. A view from the topmost level of the temple provides the manifestation of a breath-taking luxuriance of the city, a multitude of people running to the administrative complexes of the government, the persistent flow of traffic on the Tank Bund, and the newly-built flyovers and the cultural hub of the city Ravindra Bharathi and the NTR Memorial. Birla could refer to Aditya Birla Group of companies Aditya Birla Birla family Shri Ghanshyam Das Birla This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Rājasthān (DevanāgarÄ«: राजस्थान, IPA: )   is the largest state of the Republic of India in terms of area. ... Bhagavad Gīta भगवद्गीता, composed ca the fifth - second centuries BC, is part of the epic poem Mahabharata, located in the Bhisma-Parva chapters 23–40. ...

The temple is dedicated to Venkateshwara Swami, or popularly known as Balaji in the north. The temple manifests a blend of South Indian, Rajasthani and Utkal temple architectures. Venkateshwara (Sanskrit वॆन्कटॆष्वरा), also called Venkatachalapathy, is Telugu god believed to be a form of the Hindu deity [[Vishnu]. Venkateshwara has His holy abode in the Venkatam hills (the hills are more often referred to as ThiruVenkatam) in Tirupathi. ... This article needs cleanup. ...

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