Overview

• Tirumala closed at 3:30 p.m. Sunday and reopened at 2:40 a.m. Monday after shuddhi and Punyahavachanam, with darshan resuming at 6 a.m. and 50,000 pulihora packets distributed while annaprasadam counters were shut.
• Other major temples in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, including Srisailam, Simhachalam and Vijayawada’s Kanaka Durga, resumed darshan Monday morning only after cleansing rites and adjusted early services.
• Across Uttarakhand, Badrinath and Kedarnath and other BKTC-managed shrines shut around 12:58 p.m. Sunday at the start of sutak and scheduled early‑morning reopenings following purification ceremonies.
• Some temples maintained uninterrupted worship owing to specific traditions, with Srikalahasti conducting Grahana Kalabhishekam and Rahu‑Ketu pujas during totality and Mahakaleshwar in Ujjain and Vishnupad in Gaya remaining open.
• The total lunar eclipse in India began around 9:50 p.m. Sunday, reached mid‑eclipse near 11:41 p.m., and ended about 1:31 a.m. Monday, with penumbral phases extending to roughly 2:25 a.m.