Various temples in Telugu states to remain closed today on the occasion of the lunar eclipse. Temples to reopen tomorrow at 3 am.
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Amaravati September 7 (Bharat News) AP
Many temples in Telugu states will be closed today (Sunday) due to the lunar eclipse. Temple officials said that they will reopen tomorrow (Monday) after the temple Samprokshan. Temple officials said that devotees should take note of this.
Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam officials will close the Tirumala Srivari temple from 3:30 pm today (Sunday) to 3 am tomorrow (Monday). Also, the Annadanam and Laddu Prasad centers will be closed. TTD officials have already stopped devotees going for the Srivari Sarva Darshan from entering the queue. The devotees currently in the queue are likely to complete their darshan at 1 pm today (Sunday). After conducting Shuddi and Punya Vahachanam, the priests will open the Srivari temple at 3 am tomorrow (Monday). TTD officials have said that devotees will be allowed to have darshan from 6 am tomorrow after performing puja kainkaryam in the temple. TTD officials have appealed to devotees to reach the queue lines at 6 am tomorrow for all-day darshan of Lord Shiva.
The Srisailam Mallanna temple in Nandyal district will be closed from 1 pm today to 5 am tomorrow due to the lunar eclipse. Officials have stopped the touch darshan of the Lord Shiva, arjitha abhishekam, indirect services, and the wedding of the Lord Shiva and the Goddess. All devotees will be allowed to have decorative darshan only until 1 pm today. The temple gates will be opened at 5 am tomorrow for temple purification and sanctification. After this, morning prayers will be offered in the temple from 7:30 am, and Maha Mangala Aarthu and Maha Mangala Aarthu of the Lord Shiva and the Goddess will be offered. Also, all devotees will be allowed to have only the decorative darshan of the Lord until 2:15 pm tomorrow. Later, Srisailam Temple EO Srinivasa Rao stated that devotees who have obtained Sparshadaran tickets online will be allowed from 2:15 pm to 4 pm.
Temple officials said that devotees will be allowed to have the darshan of Simhachalam Appanna Swamy in Visakhapatnam district only from 6:30 am to 11:30 am today. It was revealed that due to the lunar eclipse, changes will be made in the timings of darshan and arjitha sevas for devotees at the Simhachalam temple. Temple officials said that after the temple is renovated, Appanna Swamy darshan will resume from 8:00 am on Monday.
Bhadrachalam Rama Temple in Bhadradri Kothagudem district will be closed from 1 pm today due to the total lunar eclipse. It will be opened again at 3 am on Monday and the temple will be cleaned, samprokshan, suprabhatham, worship, sevakalam, nivedana and other puja programs will be conducted. The temple authorities said that devotees will be allowed to have darshan of the Lord from 7:30 am tomorrow.
The temple authorities will close the Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple in Yadagirigutta in Yadadri district at 12 pm today due to the total lunar eclipse and open it from 3:30 am tomorrow. After the samprokshan tomorrow, the temple authorities will conduct the usual Nithya Kainkaryam and allow devotees to have darshan.
The Chinna Venkanna temple in Dwaraka Tirumala in Eluru district will be closed today due to the total lunar eclipse. The priests and officials will close the temple after the samprokshan this afternoon. The temple will be opened at 9:30 am tomorrow and devotees will be allowed to have darshan of the Lord after cleaning and samprokshan. Dwarka Tirumala temple authorities have cancelled the Arjitha Seva that will be held at the temple this evening and the Suprabhata Seva tomorrow morning.
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