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Tirupati
History
After the fall of Hindu kingdoms, came the Muslim rulers of Karnataka
and after their downfall the British took over, and many of the
temples came under their supervisory and protective control. In
1843 AD, the East India Company divested itself of the direct management
of non-Christian places of worship and native religious institutions.
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Tirupati
was developed mainly by the contributions made by kings during their
rule. Almost all the kings from great dynasties of the southern
peninsula have paid homage to Lord Sri Venkateswara in this ancient
shrine of Tirupati. The Pallavas of Kancheepuram (9th century AD),
the Cholas of Thanjavur (a century later), the Pandyas of Madurai,
and the kings and chieftains of Vijayanagar (14th - 15th century
AD) were devotees of the Lord and they competed with one another
in endowing the temple with rich offerings and contributions. During
the rule of the Vijayanagar dynasty contributions made to the temple
increased enormously. Krishnadevaraya had statues of himself and
his consorts installed at the portals of the Tirupati temple, and
these statues can be seen to this day. There is also a statue of
Venkatapati Raya in the main temple at Tirupati.