Chief Priest of Visa Balaji Temple, MV Soundararajan, Passes Away; His Services Remembered

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Chilkur Balaji Temple Chief Priest M.V. Soundararajan Passes Away

Chilkur Balaji Temple Chief Priest M.V. Soundararajan Passes Away

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News18•27-02-2026, 17:40

Chilkur Balaji Temple Chief Priest M.V. Soundararajan Passes Away

•M.V. Soundararajan, chief priest of Chilkur Balaji Temple (Visa Balaji), passed away, leaving Telangana in sorrow.
•Chief Minister Revanth Reddy expressed condolences, remembering Soundararajan's services.
•Soundararajan was known for promoting equal darshan, no hundi, and no VIP darshans at the temple.
•He also served as a professor and registrar at Osmania University and championed temple autonomy.
•Popularized 11 and 108 circumambulations at Chilkur, working with his son C.S. Rangarajan.

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