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Due to the eclipse, a section of people follow rituals such as not drinking water or eating during the eclipse, say special prayers and take a bath post the eclipse. Many temples will also be shut during the eclipse, as is the norm. — Representational Image/By Arrangement

Hyderabad to witness lunar eclipse on Nov 7

The moon rises over Hyderabad at 5.40 pm and aficionados will be able to view it from 5.40 pm to 6.19 pm
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The priest said those who treat women as an object of entertainment must be branded as ‘rapasura’ and hacked or hanged. He said that most soft-hearted people shared his opinion. The parents were in tears and the priest reassured them that God would punish the guilty. — DC Image

Kid’s rape: Parents meet Chilkur priest

. A maha pradakshinam was performed at the temple, and ‘Jatayu raksha’ threads tied to their wrists for protection and courage
23 Oct 2022 12:13 PM
The timings of the temple’s open hours are from 6 am to 1 pm, and again from 4 pm, to 6 pm. (DC Image)

Google finally updates the timings of Chilkur Balaji temple

Temple authorities and temple devotees had been trying for the past few months to get the correct temple timings reflected on Google search
04 Nov 2021 1:05 PM
He said that post the Covid lockdowns, when everything was opened up, the Balaji temple remained closed for longer to ensure the safety of devotees. Even during that period when we were closed, Google showed that the temple was open, the priest pointed out. — DC Image

Chilkur Balaji temple in a Google vs God battle

We have been trying to get Google to change the times it displays about the temple timings for months now, said temple priest CS Rangarajan
02 Nov 2021 11:26 PM
Bandi Sanjay during the fourth day of the Praja Sangrama Yatra. (DC)

Select Sardar rule or Nizam Sarkar, Bandi asks people during Yatra

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Chilkur priest pushes for Dalit as TTD chief

C.S. Rangarajan, has appealed to the AP govt to constitute a full-fledged Trust Board with a practising Hindu Dalit as the chairman
27 Jun 2021 12:46 AM
Chilkur Balaji temple

Chilkur Balaji temple remains closed

Believing the online search results, some devotees were arriving at the temple only to return home disappointed
14 Jun 2020 10:45 AM
Chilkur Balaji temple in Hyderabad (ANI photo)

Chilkur Balaji temple holds special prayers for coronavirus patients

Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on wednesday said there are 28 cases of coronavirus in the country
05 Mar 2020 4:52 PM
Rangarajan, priest, Chilkur Balaji Devasthanam, during the pooja ceremony

Pooja to ward off Corona virus

Protective slokas recited at Balaji Temple in Hyderabad.
08 Feb 2020 12:15 AM
The Supreme Court

Hyderabad: Devotees welcome Supreme Court order

The Supreme Court had lifted the ban that prevented women and girls between ages of 10 years and 50 years from entering the shrine in Kerala.
15 Nov 2019 1:42 AM
The Brihadeshwara Nataraja that was stolen from the Chola temple and sold to the Australian National Museum by smuggler-cum-antique dealer Subhash Kapoor for $5.6 million.

The Temple Raiders of India

Art theft is a thriving business in India where looters and smugglers target ancient temples and sell stolen ancient idols and carvings abroad.
29 Sep 2019 12:00 AM
Chilkur Balaji temple

Hyderabad: Devotees throng ''Chilkur Balaji" on new year

According to Chilkur hereditary priest Rangarajan, nearly a lakh devotees have visited the temple.
02 Jan 2019 12:48 AM
Andhra Pradesh Congress chief Raghuveera Reddy visits Chilkur Balaji Temple on Tuesday.

Politicos make a beeline for Chilkur temple

So far, eight MLAs from the the TRS and the Congress performed Pradakshina and have vowed to complete 108 Pradakshina if they win.
24 Oct 2018 1:01 AM
Once you climb the steps, you come face to face with this huge red-grilled door. (Photo: Ramchander Pentukar)

Lord Balaji on hillock can also get you visa

70-yr-old temple is situated on the Wanaparthy road
21 Oct 2018 1:44 AM
Special prayers were performed at the Chilkur temple on Wednesday to Lord Sudarshana praying to protect the “nastika brahmacharya” (perennial celibate), Lord Ayyappa. (Representational Image)

Hyderabad: Chilkur chief priest asks for a last chance

Give us a last chance, let us go back for a review.
18 Oct 2018 12:51 AM
Chilukuru Balaji Archakulu C.S. Rangarajan Lifting Aditya Parasri on his shoulders as a part of the Muni Vahana Seva utsavsam at Sri Ranganatha Swamy temple Puranapul in Hyderabad. Venugopalachari, Special Representative of Telangana state government was also present.

Chilkur Balaji temple priest re-enacts 2,700-year-old ritual

Carries dalit man on his shoulder in to temple.
17 Apr 2018 12:22 AM
Children from kindergarten to high school sections are being made to recite Bhagavad Gita slokas and the parents are also encouraging this. (Photo: Pixabay)

Learn Sanskrit at Chilkur Balaji Temple

It is conducting a Sanskrit learning class for schoolgoing chidren free of cost within its premises.
09 Apr 2018 1:01 AM
The head priests had suggested that such an invocation will help the recovery of money from defaulters, however big they are. (Photo: ANI)

PNB scam fallout: Hyderabad temple holds special prayers for solving crisis

The priests also urged people to do the chanting to bring back the 'failed banking' system on the right track.
20 Feb 2018 8:30 AM
Representational image (Photo: File)

Hyderabad: Need US visa? This temple might grant your wish

The temple's supposedly magical powers gained repute in the 1980s after a group of engineers visited the temple to pray for visas.
29 Apr 2017 9:48 PM

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