Due to the solar eclipse, every significant temple in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana was closed on Tuesday. All the worship activities have also been suspended at these temples.
The famous Lord Venkateswara temple at Tirumala in the Tirupati district of Andhra Pradesh was shut at 8 a.m. on Tuesday. The temple will reopen at 7.30 p.m. the same day. Due to the solar eclipse on Tuesday, every temple managed by Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) has also been closed.
Kanaka Durga temple in Vijayawada was closed at 11 a.m. on Tuesday. The temple will be opened again at 6 a.m. on Wednesday. The Arasavilli temple in the Srikakulam district and the Simhachalam temple close to Visakhapatnam were both closed on Tuesday.
The Yadadri temple In Telangana state has been shut for nearly 12 hours beginning at 8.50 a.m. on Tuesday. Entry for devotees to the temple will be allowed from 10.30 a.m. onwards on Wednesday. The Ram temple at Bhadrachalam has been closed for the day, as have other major temples in the state.
The partial eclipse begins at 5.01 p.m. and ends at 6.26 p.m. on Tuesday.
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According to NASA, a solar eclipse occurs when the Moon comes between the Sun and Earth, casting a shadow on Earth or partially blocking the Sun's light in some areas.
During a partial solar eclipse, the Moon and the Sun are not perfectly aligned in a straight line. Therefore, the Moon does not completely cover the Sun. This gives the Sun a crescent shape. It appears as though the Moon has taken a bite of the Sun. The Moon casts only the outer part of its shadow, called the penumbra, on Earth.
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