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Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams announced closure of Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple and other temples for over 10 hours on Tuesday due to the lunar eclipse, with darshan and sevas resuming after purification rituals are completed.

Temples across the erstwhile Karimnagar district, including Sri Raja Rajeshwara Swamy Temple and Kondagattu Anjaneya Swamy Temple, were closed on Monday due to the lunar eclipse and will reopen in the evening after rituals and cleaning

The Tirumala temple will remain closed to devotees for over 10 hours on March 3 due to a lunar eclipse. Darshan will resume at 8.30 p.m. after purification rituals, while several sevas have been cancelled, TTD said.

The last solar eclipse of 2025, a partial eclipse, will occur on Sunday night but won’t be visible in India. Skywatchers in parts of Australia, Antarctica, the Pacific, and Atlantic will witness the event, which peaks at 1:11 a.m. IST.

Major temples across Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, including Tirumala, Srisailam and Bhadrachalam, reopened early Monday after purification rituals following the lunar eclipse. Darshan resumed for devotees, with Tirumala distributing 50,000 Pulihora packets as Annaprasadam during the closure.

A rare total lunar eclipse, popularly known as a 'Blood Moon', mesmerised viewers across India on Sunday night, with the moon turning coppery red for over 80 minutes. Despite cloudy skies in parts of the country, the Indian Institute of Astrophysics live-streamed the event from its campuses.

Tirumala’s Venkateswara Swamy temple will close from 3:30 PM on September 7 to 3 AM on September 8 due to the lunar eclipse. Srivani darshan is rescheduled to 1 PM. No VIP letters will be accepted on September 15

The Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple at Yadagirigutta will remain closed from 12 noon on Sunday due to the lunar eclipse. Authorities said darshan will resume at 3:30 am Monday after purification rituals, followed by regular poojas.

India will witness a total lunar eclipse on the night of September 7 and early hours of September 8, 2025. The umbral phase will last from 9.57 pm to 1.27 am, with the totality phase from 11 pm to 12.23 am

Hundreds of Ganesh idols were brought to Hussain Sagar for immersion a day ahead of the scheduled centralised event due to the upcoming lunar eclipse. The early rush, managed by GHMC and police officials using cranes, caused traffic congestion around the lake.

While the total lunar eclipse will not be visible in India, its timing will start from 3.56 am and ends at around 10.02 pm

He reassured devotees that the Penumbral lunar eclipse will only be visible in the northern hemisphere and not in India due to daytime occurrence.

Partial lunar eclipse is scheduled to unfold on the night of October 28 and 29 and will be visible across the country, including Hyderabad.

According to meteorological reports, Hyderabad is expected to have an average cloud cover of 54 percent on the night of October 28.

A penumbral lunar eclipse is scheduled to occur between 8.42 pm on May 5 and 1.04 am on May 6

From meteor showers to lunar eclipse, the month is packed with celestial wonders.

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The eclipse in terms of the darkness of the moon will be maximum at 4:29 pm.

According to experts, some parts of eastern India, including Kolkata, will experience the total phase of the lunar eclipse, whereas the rest of the country will only be able to see the progression of the Moon entering into the Earth’s shadow.