Important Notice for
tirupati kalahasti Devotees...!?
The
temple administration has decided that anyone who knowingly or unknowingly carries a cell
phone inside the
tirupati kalahasti temple will be fined Rs 5000. A famous
shiva temple is located at
kalahasti in the
tirupati district of Andhra Pradesh. Among the 51
shakti Peedhams of Amman, this is the Jnana
shakti Peedham. It is the 252nd
temple out of 274 temples to receive Shiva's devarpadal. Also, since this is Rahu and Ketu thalam, one should go around the
temple in the opposite direction.
Thousands of devotees from different parts of the country visit the
temple every day. There have been allegations that some of those who come to take cell phones inside the
temple and use those cell phones to take videos and photos on the
temple premises. Apart from this, the priests and staff working in the
temple also carry cell phones and talk. Due to this, various undesirable incidents take place.
Hence, anyone caught carrying a cell
phone inside the
temple will be fined Rs 5000 immediately. The
temple administration said that if the fine is not paid, the cell
phone will be confiscated. This is to avoid many undesirable incidents from happening.