Chilkur Balaji Temple
చిల్కూర్ బాలాజీ దేవాలయం
శ్రీ వెంకటేశ్వర స్వామి · Hyderabad, Telangana
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About the temple
One of the most visited temples in Telangana, famous for wish fulfillment without accepting money Fulfillment of wishes, success in education, career, foreign travel, mental peace
Temple information
- Darshan timings
- 05:00 – 20:00
- Established
- 1550
- Best time to visit
- Early morning
- Entry fee
- Free
Deity
శ్రీ వెంకటేశ్వర స్వామిSrideviBhudevHanuman
- Deity form
- Vishnu (Venkateswara)
- Religious tradition
- Sri Vaishnavism
- Sanskrit name
- श्री वेंकटेश्वर स्वामी मंदिरम्
- Also known as
- Visa Balaji Temple
Darshan hours
- Monday
- 05:00-20:00
- Tuesday
- 05:00-20:00
- Wednesday
- 05:00-20:00
- Thursday
- 05:00-20:00
- Friday
- 05:00-20:00
- Saturday
- 05:00-21:00
- Sunday
- 05:00-21:00
- Break timings
- No afternoon closure
- Special days
- 05:00-22:00 (Brahmotsavam, Vaikunta Ekadasi)
- Festival timings
- Extended till late night
Aarti & rituals
- Morning aarti
- 05:30
- Midday aarti
- 12:00
- Evening aarti
- 18:00
- Night aarti
- 19:30
- Special aarti days
- Saturdays,sundays,Vaikunta Ekadasi
- Ritual schedule
- suprabhata_seva: 05:30,morning_aarti:06:00,archana:thought the day,midday_aarti: 12:00,evening_aarti: 18:00,night_aarti: 19:30
- Pooja timings
- archana:All day,sankalpam:Before pradakshinas
- Abhishek timings
- Abhishekam not performed publicly
- Special poojas
- Archana only
- Online pooja booking
- No
History & heritage
- Historical period
- Medieval
- Built by
- Local chieftains during Vijayanagara period
- Architect / builder
- unkown
- Construction materials
- Stone
- Historical events
- Temple gained prominence in late 20th century due to foreign visa belief,Refused government takeover and commercialization
- Renovations
- 2000,Minor structural conservation
- Archaeological importance
- Not ASI protected
- Legends
- Devotees believe 11 pradakshinas fulfill wishes; 108 after wish fulfillment
- Inscriptions
- None recorded
- Government recognition
- State Endowment
Architecture
- Architectural style
- Dravidian
- Architectural period
- Vijayanagara-influenced
- Structure
- Single shrine with circumambulatory path
- Floors
- 1
- Gopuram
- Small traditional gopuram
- Mandapa
- Open mandapa for devotees
- Sculptural features
- Simple stone idols
- Artistic elements
- Minimalistic, non-ornate design
- Construction technique
- Traditional stone masonry
- Unique features
- No hundi, no VIP darshan, no donation acceptance
Festivals & events
BrahmotsavamVaikunta Ekadasi
- Festival calendar
- Vaishnavite calendar followed
- Special celebration days
- Vaikunta Ekadasi
- Cultural events
- Bhajans and discourses
- Annual events
- Annual Brahmotsavam
- Peak crowd season
- Year-round (weekends peak)
Visitor information
- ✓ Parking
- ✓ Wheelchair accessible
- ✓ Restrooms
- ✓ Drinking water
- ✓ Shoe keeping
- ✓ Prasadam counter
- ✓ Photography allowed
- Entry fee
- Free
- Dress code
- Traditional
- Best time to visit
- Early morning
- Parking capacity
- 2000
- Parking fees
- free
- Donation counters
- no
- Donation methods
- no
- Prasadam
- laddu