Sunday’s Lunar Eclipse Shuts Tirumala Temple At 3:30 P.M.

Although Eclipse took place on Sunday between 21:50 and 1:31 on Monday, the authorities closed the temple doors at 15:30 a few hours before the temple a few hours before the temple.

TTD Trust Chairman of the Board of Directors Br Naidu told journalists, the closure of the temples during the eclipses is a part of Agama Shastra traditions, he said.

After the eclipse ended, the priests carried out purification rituals, including Shuddhi, Punyahavachanam, Thomala, Kolvu and Panchanga Sravanam.

Additional Executive Officer Ch. Venkaiah Chowdary, on Sunday, all the devotees waiting in the compartments have announced that they had Darshans before the closure of the doors of the Tirumala temple. “The arrangements were made to ensure that he did not disturb the pilgrims,” he emphasized.

Due to Eclipse, TTD Annaprasadam complexes and canteens are also closed and TTD prepared about 50,000 packs of Pulihora for distribution. This made the devotees not to go without food. Chowdary said regular food distribution will continue on Monday at 8 am.

TTD also closed other temples, including Sri Govindaraja Swamy and Sri Kodandarama Swamy temples in the temple of Tirupati, Sri Padmavathi Ammavaru. Appalaygunta.

The Temple of Kanipakam in the Chittoor region remained closed due to the eclipse.