Chilkur Balaji Temple

The temple is said to have been built during the time of Akkanna and Madanna, the uncles of Bhakta Ramdas. 

The story of the temple states that once, a devotee who used to visit Tirupati every year could not do so on one occasion owing to serious ill-health. Lord Venkateshwara appeared in a nearby jungle in his dream, and when the devotee went to visit the location, he saw a Swayambhu idol of Lord Balaji accompanied by Sridevi and Bhoodevi (a rare combination), and started construction of a temple to house the idol. 
During a visit to the temple, devotees go through the usual rituals of prayer, including 11 circumambulations of the inner shrine, make a wish and then walk 108 times around temple. The majority of wishes by devotees are visa related, thus Chilkur Balaji is also referred to as ‘Visa’ Balaji.

The temple is built in the Dravidian style of architecture with the gopurams at the entrance along with mandapas and garbagriha inside the temple precinct.