As far as the Integral Yoga is concerned, it is best to take the gods, including the great God Sri Venkateswara, an Avatar of Vishnu as an aspect of the Divine Mother, one of Her child and therefore our elder kin in the common work upon earth. What one should not get engaged in is the worship that we offer and the surrender we are expected to make. All our worship, devotion, surrender and inner allegiance should go to the Divine Mother. Whatever we need, from the inner spiritual to the outer material, must come from The Mother as one of Her gifts if She so chooses to give.
Affectionately,
Alok da
