Tirumala Temple Doors Closed at 3.30PM Following Lunar Eclipse

In the wake of the Lunar Eclipse on Sunday from 9:50 pm till 1:31 am on Monday, the temple doors of Sri Venkateswara Swamy in Tirumala were closed in a traditional manner at 3:30pm on September 07.

Speaking to the media outside the main temple, the TTD Trust Board Chairman Sri BR Naidu said following the Lunar Eclipse on Sunday, the temple doors were closed in a ceremonious manner and will be reopened on Monday after the Suddhi and other religious rituals at 3pm.

The Additional EO Sri Venkaiah Chowdary said all the devotees who were in the compartments were provided darshan as per the time schedule without any inconvenience. 

The Annaprasadam wing of TTD has also prepared 50thousand Pulihora packets to be distributed among devotees today, as even the main Annaprasadam Complex, Vakulamata, PAC 2 and Vaikuntham Canteens also remains closed in Tirumala owing to the Lunar Eclipse. The Annaprasadam activity commences from 8am onwards on Monday, he maintained.

The Chief Priests of Tirumala temple, Temple DyEO Sri Lokanatham, Annaprasadam DyEO Sri Rajendra, VGO Sri Surendra and others were present.