About Chilkur Balaji Temple
The Balaji Temple is situated at Chilkur, twenty five kilometers
from Hyderabad off the Vikarabad road and on the banks of Osman
Sagar lake. Dedicated to Sri Balaji Venkateshware, this enchanting
temple was built in the south Indian style of temple architecture
and hosts some of the most worshiped Hindu deities. Approximately
75,000 to 1,00,000 devotees visit in a week. Generally temple gets
heavy rush on Friday and Sunday .
History
The temple is one of the oldest in Telengana, having been built
during the period of Akkanna and Madanna, the uncles of Bhakta
Ramdas. According to tradition, a devotee who used to visit Tirupati
every year could not do so on one occasion owing to serious
ill-health. Lord Venkateshwara appeared in his dream and said, "I
am right here in the jungle nearby. You don't have to worry."
The devotee at once moved to the place indicated by the Lord in the
dream and saw a mole- hill there, which he dug up. Accidentally, the
axe struck Lord Balaji's idol covered by the mole-hill below the
chin and on the chest, and surprisingly blood started flowing
profusely from the "wounds", flooding the ground and
turning it scarlet. The devotee could not believe his eyes when he
saw this. Suddenly he could not believe his ears also when he heard
a voice from the air which said,"Flood the mole-hill with cow's
milk. "When the devotee did so, a Swayambhu idol of Lord Balaji
accompanied by Sridevi and Bhoodevi(a rare combination) was found,
and this idol was installed with the due rites and a temple built
for it.
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