The hill shrine is scheduled to reopen at 7.30 p.m. after post-eclipse rituals are carried out
The hill shrine is scheduled to reopen at 7.30 p.m. after post-eclipse rituals are carried out
The Lord Venkateswara temple at Tirumala remained closed for about greater than eleven hours on October 25 (Tuesday) in reference to photo voltaic eclipse.
The temple was closed at 8.11 a.m. quickly after the completion of the pre-dawn and morning rituals .
According to the Hindu almanac, the photo voltaic eclipse occurred between 5.11 p.m. and 6.27 p.m. and the temple was closed 9 hours previous to it. The temple is scheduled to re-opened for darshan after 7.30 p.m. on Tuesday after Suddhi, Punyavachanam and different post-eclipse rituals are carried out.
The Nitya Anna Prasadam Complex, potu (temple kitchen) and Vaikuntam Queue Complex additionally remained closed throughout the day.
The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) suspended VIP break, SriVani, ₹300 Special Entry Darshan and different privileged darshan. Only Sarva Darshanam shall be allowed after the eclipse, the TTD officers stated.
The different temples below the purview of the TTD together with Sri Govindaraja Swamy and Kodandarama Swamy temples in Tirupati, Padmavati temple at Tiruchanoor, Kalyana Venkateswara Swamy temple in Srinivasa Mangapuram and Abhaya Venkateswara Swamy temple at Appalayagunta additionally remained closed for the eclipse.
Source: www.thehindu.com
