TIRUMALA, MARCH 03, 2026: TTD Additional Executive Officer Ch. Venkaiah Chowdary said that the Srivari Temple was closed at 9 AM on Tuesday owing to the lunar eclipse.
Speaking to the media after the temple doors closed, he stated that darshan was provided to all devotees in the queue lines before the doors closed.
He also said that during the temple closure period, the Annaprasadam Complex, food courts and laddu sale counters were also closed.
In this context, pulihora packets were made available to devotees at all locations.
He further informed that devotees would be allowed into the queue lines after the temple purification rituals and Punyahavachanam are performed in the evening. According to Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), darshan will resume at 8:30 pm after the purification rituals are completed, following the eclipse period.
TTD CV&SO Muralikrishna, Tirupati SP L Subbarayudu, Srivari Temple Dy EO Lokanatham, and other officials participated.
