Chilkur Balaji temple shut till March 25

Chevella: Balaji temple at Chilkur, one of the most popular temples in the State, will remain closed to devotees from March 19 to 25 as a precautionary measure, in view of the spread of the Coronavirus. Temple chief priest CS Rangarajan announced on Wednesday that in the wake of Corona virus, they have imposed restrictions in the temple. "There is an urgent need to take measures in order to prevent Corona virus before it enters stage 3 in the country. As part of this, we have taken this measure in our temple," he said.

'Swami vaari aaradhyam' and 'Naivedhyam' will take place in temple as usual, but there will not be any darshanam and pradakshanam for devotees till March 25, he said, adding that special prayers were being offered in the temple for elimination of the virus.