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Sri Venkateswara Vedic University, Tirupati

Overview

Sri Venkateswara Vedic University is a state university located at Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh, India. The university is dedicated to the study, preservation and promotion of the Vedic tradition and allied disciplines.

The university was established in 2006 by the Government of Andhra Pradesh. It is sponsored by the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), the institution that administers the Sri Venkateswara temple at Tirumala, which provides patronage for its activities in Vedic learning.

The academic focus of the university is on Vedic studies, encompassing the traditional study of the Vedas and related branches of learning. Its location at Tirupati situates it within a region long associated with temple traditions and Sanskritic scholarship in southern India.

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