Tirupati Balaji Temple in Jammu is in final stage: Will inaugurate on June 8

In Jammu and Kashmir, the construction work of Tirupati Balaji Temple located in the picturesque Shivalik forests in Majeen area in the outskirts of Jammu city, is in its final stage and will be inaugurated on June 8.

The temple will be thrown open for the devotees and the rituals will start from June 3. The Tirupati Balaji temple, built on 62-acre land at an estimated cost of  30 crore rupees, is set to become one of the largest temples in the Jammu region and is expected to boost religious and pilgrimage tourism in the Union territory.

The Jammu temple will be the sixth Balaji Temple constructed outside of Andhra Pradesh, with the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) having previously built temples in Hyderabad, Chennai, Kanyakumari, Delhi, and Bhubaneswar. The TTD has built the Tirupati Balaji Temple in Jammu a holy place which is on the route between Jammu and Katra.

The temple’s construction is part of a broader initiative by the TTD to establish multiple Balaji temples across the country. The temple is constructed entirely with stones and the domes and the idols are made of cement.  The temple will be completed before the Amarnath Yatra, which starts on July 1. A Vedic school will also be started in the temple complex.