Balaji Temple,Chilukuru

Balaji Temple is located at Chilukuru near by Rangareddy Dist.(Hyderabad) nearly 30 KM distance in the banks of Osmania sagar Lake.It is one of  the most  ancient Temple in Hyderabad,and also is one of the oldest temple in Telangana with most popularity built by Akkanna and madhanna. . Chilukuru Balaji Temple is also called as Visa Balaji Temple because in this temple particularly popular with devotees who want to get visas for going overseas.

 

An important feature of the temple is that,the temple is not offering the Hundi.The temple planning(building) suggests that, it was constructed nearly half a millennium ago.A lot of young people are coming to this temple and praying their respects to the god.The inside of the temple,Sri Balaji Venkateswara with Sridevi and Bhoodevi are associated with him. Lord Venkateshwara, enshrine the Chilukuru Balaji temple,is thought that, his blessings on all the devotees who are unable to visit Tirupati.For those people visit this temple,especially during the Brahmothsavams, Poolangi and Annakota

The devotee had a keen wish to re-establish the greatness and importance of this temple was the idol Ammavaru came to the chilukuru Balaji temple in 1963. then later named as Rajya Lakshmi ammavaru. The image of Rajya Laxmi ammavaru is the control of lotus flower with her three hands and the fourth hand lies in a position of lotus feet. This indicates the doctrine of Saranagathi.

According to Legend,Some people are have an idea to visit the Thirupati at Thirumala but having some health problems are some other reasons,for those people Lord Venkateswara Moved by the devotion,Balaji will appeared to him in a dream and told him as Balaji temple was near by jungle.so he founded the idol of Lord Balaji together with Bhoodevi and Sridevi.is said to spell of rain with his blessings. 

Instead,tradition was Pradakshinas(make rounds of the temple) are the fee to pay the balaji.The general Procedure was,first do the 11 pradakshinas and then express the wish.after that,the disciple shall promise to take 108 more pradakshinas if the inclination is granted. It is the general procedure to get a Visa.