Originally posted by: KrishnaPriyaa
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Shri and Bhu on either side is a different story. In Dwapar Yuga, we see Rukmini to the right, as she is the first wife, and Bhama to the left, as she is the second wife. That is why now in temples, it is like that.
However, in Kali Yuga, when the Lord is Venkatachalapathy, Bhudevi, who is Alamelumanga is to His right, and Shridevi is to His left, as He marries her later.
I guess it depends on temples, because to the ones I've been, either both Shridevi-Bhudevi are shown with Lord Balaji, or only Alamelumanga, which is why I believe Alamelu is the form of both.
When Balaji is shown only with Alamelumanga, she is to his left, like a wife usually is when she's the only one (a wife's proper place is to the left of husband). When both Shridevi-Bhudevi are shown, Shri is to the right, which is the place of first wife when there are multiples, and Bhu is to the left.
Lord Venkateswara never exactly married Shri again per se. When she returned from tapasya, she merely remained in his heart. One version has the story of Bibi Nanchari, who Shri was reborn as before she married Balaji, and in that version she is the second wife, but in most versions, Balaji doesn't exactly marry Shri, because she doesn't take any Earthly form. She merely remains in his heart while he fulfills his duties on Earth with Padmavathi.
In Tirupati, there is only Alamelumanga next to Lord Venkateswara, and Shri-Bhu are shown elsewhere, which is why Alamelu is the combined form of Shri-Bhu. She is not Padmavathi alone.
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