CHILUKURU THE VISA BALAJI TEMPLE

Chilukuru Balaji temple is named as VISA balaji. This is an anciant temple, 500 years back this was constructed. Here we can see Lord balaji. In the olden days people would have to visit Tirumala Balaji with lot of expenditure and time. Poor people could not have chance to see the Tirumala balaji, or Venkateswara, for this one Archaka who came from Tamilnadu constructed this temple. In the begening the archaka family went on fast because no offerings were made by the devotees and also not recognized the god, but later on some Marvadee families recognized the God Balaji and gave financial assistance to the temple, like that by help of the Marvady community Chilukuru Balaji temple maintained, later on people rushed to the temple to have a darshan. Some decated the temple archaka family went on fasting because of no funds came out of the people. Like more than 500 years the temple has been run by the Archaka family with hope and believe on God. Later on the temple got good belief among devotees surrounding villages, with this recognistion the temple went on welcoming dovotess. In the year of 2000 and later on some youth believed that by offering poojas and going merry go round the temple would yeald luck to them, by luck one youth got VISA by God's grace, this message was forwarded to all youth. Then youth thronged to the temple, mainly youth who need a VISA would come to the Balaji temple and merry go round to the temple to fulfull their wish. This became a custum in the temple to go merry go round the temple to fulfull one's wish. Like CHILUKURU BALAJI named after VISA BALAJI. Now the temple is in the highstake, but the temple archakas never insists any money for a darshan, or any donation. The archaka family never demands any donation from the devotees. This is the only temple in India a devotee no need any money to have a darshan. At the same time here all commercial shops were given to villages for free of rent. No rent was colleted. This is another great thing here one can see. Every body one's in their life time must visit this temple. Half an hour journy from Hyderabad city, or Mehedipatnam centre of Hyderabad.