Tirumala is a hill town in Tirupati Metropolitan area of Andhra Pradesh, India. The town is home to Sri Venkateswara Temple, dedicated to the Hindu deity Venkateswara World's top and one of the holiest sites in Hinduism. Tirumala is situated 26 kilometres (16 mi) north of Tirupati, 86 kilometres (53 mi) northeast of Chittoor,405 kilometres (252 mi) south of Vijayawada, 160 kilometres (99 mi) north-west of Chennai and 573 kilometres (356 mi) from Hyderabad.