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5 Unique Temples in India Where Devotees Pray for Visas, Jobs, and Marriage
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Moneycontrol•10-10-2026, 12:29
5 Unique Temples in India Where Devotees Pray for Visas, Jobs, and Marriage
- •Chilkur Balaji Temple in Hyderabad, known as Visa Balaji, attracts people praying for overseas visas through specific ritual circumambulations.
- •Khatundra Karni Mata Temple in Rajasthan is popularly called Naukri Wali Karni Mata and is visited by those seeking employment after facing setbacks.
- •Ishqiya Gajanan Temple in Jodhpur is a century-old shrine where couples and unmarried devotees pray for love and successful marriages.
- •Shaheed Baba Nihal Singh Gurdwara in Punjab is known as the Aeroplane Gurdwara where devotees offer toy aeroplanes to pray for travelling abroad.
- •Katyayani Temple in Vrindavan maintains a long-standing Braj tradition where unmarried women seek blessings for a good husband and marriage.
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The Chilkur Balaji Temple, located on the outskirts of Hyderabad and dedicated to Lord Venkateswara, is popularly known as Visa Balaji where devotees pray for overseas visas by performing circumambulations.
Devotees visit the Shaheed Baba Nihal Singh Gurdwara in Talhan, Punjab, often referred to as the Aeroplane Gurdwara, to offer miniature toy aeroplanes while praying to travel or settle abroad for work or study.
The Katyayani Temple's association with marriage stems from an old Braj tradition where the Bhagavata Purana tells of the gopis observing a vow dedicated to Goddess Katyayani to pray for their desired husband.
