Chilkoor Balaji temple!!

 This is a very unique and special temple as here they do not have any Hundi or donation box nor do they accept any donation from devotees. 

When I came to Hyderabad, my friend told me about it and I went to this temple with my friends for the first time. 

The second time I visited was on Jan 2010 with a special friend and a special wish to make. My wish was not granted 😭. I realised that the God is known as Visa god, so may be I should have wished to get my visa even though there was no as such plan in my mind. 😂 Can't forget that day of my life. It was Ganesha Sankashti and I had kept a fast. I went to this temple did parikrama and utter the Mantra that the priests chant here.

Shree Ram Ram Raameti, Rame Raame Manorame । Sahasra-Nama Tat-Tulyam, Raama-Naama Varanane ॥

Here, I learnt this very powerful mantra. Next time when I visited this temple I don't remember. Last time I went here was in 2018 around month of Nov or Dec. It was for mundan of my son. He had turned 1year old and donation of hair to lord Balaji is practice that symbolises surrendering ones ego to the divine. So, I decided to make his mundan at this temple. 

We went there with my parents. It was their first visit to this temple. However, my father fell sick and had lots of vomiting by the time we reached temple. So, I was with my father and my mom and husband took my son for mundan. I wish he had better health to see this temple from inside. Anyways it's always God whose wish gets fulfilled. We humans can only try our best. 

At this temple they sell a book called VAK. Only the money from sell of book goes to the temple trust. So, we make sure to buy some books from here.  

And the parikrama that you do here is 11 times while making a wish and 108 times after your wish is fulfilled. And as you do parikrama keep chanting the mantra that the priests keep chanting and everyone doing parikrama do so. 

This temple will always have a special place in my heart, even though God didn't fulfill my wish. God knows the best,  it must be good for some reason, even though I don't feel that way. May be not for me but for someone it was good. So, be it.