Temples are closed in the Andhra Pradesh and Telangana states due to a solar eclipse that will be held on Tuesday evening from nearly 4 pm to 6 pm with partial visibility in the sky.
Because of the solar eclipse, Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanam temple in the Tirupathi district of Andhra Pradesh has shut down on Thursday morning at 8:00 PM and will open at 7:30 PM on the same day,the remaining temples, which are operating with TTD, are also closed.
While Kanaka Durga temple’s gates are closed at 11 AM on Tuesday and will reopen at 6 pm on the same day in the Vijayawada district, The Simhachalam temple beside Visakhapatnam as well as Arasavilli temple in the Srikakulam district were also closed on Tuesday.
In neighboring Telangana, the Yadadri temple has been shut for nearly 12 hours beginning at 8.50 a.m. on Tuesday. Entry for devotees to the temple will however be allowed from 10.30 a.m. onwards on Wednesday. The Ram temple at Bhadrachalam has been closed for the day as have other major temples in the state.
Yadadri temple in Telangana shut off today morning at 8 AM on Tuesday and it will open the next morning at 10.30 am on Wednesday. The Ram temple at Bhadrachalam is also closed and the main temples in the district are also in the same situation due to the eclipse. The partial solar eclipse will start at nearly 5 pm and close at 6.30 pm on Tuesday.
