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A comprehensive renovation of the temple premises including the sanctum sanctorum.
First time in history, Tirumala temple in Chittoor to be shut for six days
Named “Ashta Bandhana Balalaya Maha Samprokshanam,” the unique religious ceremony of cleansing of the entire temple complex including the sanctum sanctorum, takes place once in 12 year
On the previous occasion, when a similar ceremony was held 12 years ago, the Tirumala temple remained open for restricted hours because there was not so much rush those days. Now, the average daily footfall has crossed one lakh. (PTI file photo)
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In a first, the temple of Lord Venkateshwara in Tirumala, Chittoor district, will remain closed for six consecutive days from August 11 to 16 for a comprehensive cleaning, the temple’s officials said on Saturday.
As such, pilgrims will not be allowed into the temple complex to view the deity and they will not be allowed to climb the hills on which the temple is located.
A decision to this effect was taken at an emergency meeting of the trust board of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), which manages the temple.
Named “Ashta Bandhana Balalaya Maha Samprokshanam,” the unique religious ceremony of cleansing of the entire temple complex including the sanctum sanctorum, takes place once in 12 years.
“This is for the first time in the history of the TTD that the temple will be shut for pilgrims for six days for taking up the temple cleansing. On the previous occasion, when a similar ceremony was held 12 years ago, the temple remained open for restricted hours because there was not so much rush those days. Now, the average daily footfall has crossed one lakh,” TTD spokesman Thalari Ravi said.
Read more at: https://www.hindustantimes.com/indi...or-six-days/story-sr0JHmn9ikLB2rUkODd6NO.html
First time in history, Tirumala temple in Chittoor to be shut for six days
Named “Ashta Bandhana Balalaya Maha Samprokshanam,” the unique religious ceremony of cleansing of the entire temple complex including the sanctum sanctorum, takes place once in 12 year
On the previous occasion, when a similar ceremony was held 12 years ago, the Tirumala temple remained open for restricted hours because there was not so much rush those days. Now, the average daily footfall has crossed one lakh. (PTI file photo)
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In a first, the temple of Lord Venkateshwara in Tirumala, Chittoor district, will remain closed for six consecutive days from August 11 to 16 for a comprehensive cleaning, the temple’s officials said on Saturday.
As such, pilgrims will not be allowed into the temple complex to view the deity and they will not be allowed to climb the hills on which the temple is located.
A decision to this effect was taken at an emergency meeting of the trust board of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), which manages the temple.
Named “Ashta Bandhana Balalaya Maha Samprokshanam,” the unique religious ceremony of cleansing of the entire temple complex including the sanctum sanctorum, takes place once in 12 years.
“This is for the first time in the history of the TTD that the temple will be shut for pilgrims for six days for taking up the temple cleansing. On the previous occasion, when a similar ceremony was held 12 years ago, the temple remained open for restricted hours because there was not so much rush those days. Now, the average daily footfall has crossed one lakh,” TTD spokesman Thalari Ravi said.
Read more at: https://www.hindustantimes.com/indi...or-six-days/story-sr0JHmn9ikLB2rUkODd6NO.html
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