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FAMOUS PLACES IN INDIA
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Kerala
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Karnataka
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Tamil Nadu
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Andhra Pradesh
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Detailed explanation-1: -Tirupati, city, southeastern Andhra Pradesh state, southern India. It lies in the Palkonda Hills, about 8 miles (13 km) northeast of Chandragiri and 67 miles (108 km) northwest of Chennai in Tamil Nadu state. Tirupati is known as the abode of the Hindu god Venkateshvara, Lord of Seven Hills.
Detailed explanation-2: -States Reorganisation Act was formed in the year 1956 and that’s how Tamil Nadu lost the world-famous Tirupati Temple to Andhra Pradesh.
Detailed explanation-3: -The reason behind this conflict was that the place had equal Tamil and Telugu population. By then end of 1953, it was decided that Madras would remain a part of Tamil Nadu while Tirupati would go to Andhra Pradesh. The passing of the state-reorganizing act in 1956 officially confirmed the states respective boundaries.