Lord Sri Venkateswara. Lord Venkateswara, popularly known as Balaji, Srinivasa, Thirumaal and Venkatananda is the presiding deity of the Tirumala hills. He is one of the manifestations of Lord Vishnu, who incarnated in a previous kali-yuga at the request of sage Narada. The sage Narada requested Lord Vishnu to settle in Tirumala, to shower his eternal grace on mankind.  He is portrayed carrying in his hands a conch (shanka), a discus (chakra) and a mace (gadha). He wears a crown, two earrings, a garland (mala) of flowers around his neck and a gem (kaustuba) on his chest. Goddess Lakshmi resides in his right chest.