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    You might want to note that the hill shrine is traditionally credited to the Tamil king Thondaiman, who laid the foundations before the Pallavas added the gopuram and the Cholas expanded the sanctum. If you’re stopping near the hill, the lobby at Marasa Sarovar Premiere Tirupati often has a quick visual timeline of those phases.

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