Chilkur Balaji Temple - (28 Km From Nampally)
Timings: 5:00 am – 8:00 pm (Daily)
Address: Chanda Nagar Village, Hyderabad, Telangana, 501504, India
Phone: 084172 35933
Entry fee: Free
Photography: Not allowed
Description: Located almost 30 kilometres from Hyderabad, Chilkur is a small picturesque village which is also a popular pilgrimage. It is in this sacred village where the famous Chilkur Balaji temple is built. On the banks of Osman Sagar Lake, close to the Vikarabad road, this temple attracts hordes of devotees from all over the country.
Chilkur Balaji temple has a pleasing architecture too, boasting of being one of the oldest temples in Telangana. It is said that this temple was built more than half a millennium ago. Built almost five hundred years ago, the temple is being considered as an alternative of Tirumala temple. The main deity of the temple is Lord Balaji Venkateswara along with Sridevi and Bhoodevi accompanying him.
There is a legend behind the construction of this temple. According to the tales, the temple was built by a devotee who after having health issues couldn't visit the Tirupati temple which he used to do earlier. Having moved by his devotion, Lord Venkateshwara appeared to him and instructed him to find the idol of the lord, together with Sridevi and Bhoodevi and build a temple. Since then, the devotees are known to seek e the blessings of the Lord Shri Balaji Venkateshwara. Many people, who cannot go to Tirupati temple, often come here.
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