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The answer to Trump: Visa temple

The answer to Trump: Visa temple

Prayers on Saturday at the Chilkur Balaji Temple in Rangareddy district, around 30km from Hyderabad, where devotees gather to seek fulfilment of their wish: a US visa.   The “Visa Temple” has long been a one-stop solution for qualified prospective immigrants in search of travel documents but officials say the place has seen an increase in visitors since the election of US President Donald Trump, who this month

TT Bureau Published 30.04.17, 12:00 AM

Prayers on Saturday at the Chilkur Balaji Temple in Rangareddy district, around 30km from Hyderabad, where devotees gather to seek fulfilment of their wish: a US visa. The “Visa Temple” has long been a one-stop solution for qualified prospective immigrants in search of travel documents but officials say the place has seen an increase in visitors since the election of US President Donald Trump, who this month signed an order seeking to reform the H-1B work visa system. The devotees proffer their passports and a flower before the deity as they circumambulate the inner sanctum of the temple 11 times while chanting hymns. Once the wish is granted, worshippers must return to make 108 rounds of the sanctum. (AFP)