Srimathe Ramanujaya Namaha.

Namaskaram Swami.

When I searched the reason on “Why do ladies get their head shaved when they visit Tirupati Balaji?”, I came across an article that gave an explanation as given below in Italics.

Swami’s explanation on this topic will help all his devotees to know the magathuvam correctly.

Adiyen.

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“When Lord Balaji was hit on his head by a shepherd, a small portion of his scalp became bald. This was noticed by Neela Devi, a Gandharva princess. She felt “such an attractive face should not have a flaw”. Immediately, she cut a portion of her hair and, with her magical power, implanted it on his scalp. Lord Balaji noticed her sacrifice. As hair is a beautiful asset of the female form, he promised her that all his devotees who come to his abode would offer their hair to him, and she would be the recipient of all the hair received. Hence, it is believed that hair offered by the devotees is accepted by Neela Devi. The hill, Neeladri, one of the seven hills, is named after her.”