Popular Temples Across Karnataka Closed On September 7 For Lunar Eclipse

A total lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan 2025) will occur tomorrow, Sunday night, starting at 8:50 PM and lasting until 12:22 AM, in India as well as in several other countries. This eclipse will be visible in India and several other countries. During this roughly 5 hours and 27 minutes event, the normally white Moon will appear red.

Many temples across the state, including in Bengaluru and Tirupati, will be closed during the eclipse. The reason is the belief that negative energies increase during the eclipse period. Temples are closed for purification and rituals. After the eclipse, priests will use holy water (Gangajal) for cleansing and perform abhishek (ritual bathing of deities). This has been a long-standing tradition to maintain the sanctity of temples.

In Bidar, most temples will not allow darshan (viewing by devotees) from 12 PM Sunday to 7 AM Monday. Closed temples include Mailar Mallanna, Honnakeri Siddeshwar, Chalakapur Hanuman, Chandakapur Ramalingeshwar, Changaler Veerabhadreshwar, Seema Naganath, and Bidar Narasimha Zharana. The administration has asked devotees to cooperate. After purification, the temples will reopen at 7 AM Monday.

During the eclipse, special poojas will also be performed in other temples. For example, at Dakshina Kashi Kapileshwar Mandir, Panchamrut abhishek and Rudrabhishek will take place. The Shivling will be covered with bilva leaves during the eclipse and uncovered after for special rituals.

Temple Closure Timings Across Karnataka:

• Mysuru, Chamundi Temple - 9:30 PM
• Chikkaballapur, Ghati Subramanya - 4 PM
• Koppal, Hulagemma Temple - 5 PM
• Gangavathi, Anjanadri Betta - 5 PM
• Belur, Channakeshava Temple - 3 PM
• Dakshina Kannada, Kukke Subramanya - 5 PM
• Dharmasthala, Manjunath Temple - 7 PM
• Mangaluru, Kadroli Temple - 8 PM
• Mangaluru, Kadri Temple - 6:30 PM
• Bengaluru, Gali Anjaneya - 3 PM
• Bengaluru, Majestic Annamma Temple - 8 PM
• Bengaluru, Rajarajeshwari Temple - 8 PM
• Bengaluru, Banashankari Temple - 6 PM
• Malleshwaram, Gangamma Temple - 7 PM
• Chamarajpet, Bande Mahakali - 7:30 PM

Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) temple will also be closed due to the eclipse. Darshan will be unavailable from 3:30 PM on September 7 until 3 AM on September 8. The temple doors will reopen at 3 AM, followed by purification rituals, and devotees can resume darshan from 6 AM.