Jagannath Temple Puri to remain closed on Sundays for disinfection
Keeping in view the spike in COVID-19 instances in Odisha, the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) on Sunday determined to shut the twelfth century shrine for devotees so as to undertake disinfection on each Sunday from subsequent week. SJTA chief Krishan Kumar mentioned after session with
the Chhattisha Nijog (temple servitors physique) it has been determined to preserve the temple doorways shut for devotees on Sundays.
However, the each day rituals on the temple will proceed, Kumar mentioned, including that this sort of restriction was additionally imposed earlier after the temple reopened to public in December final 12 months.
Meanwhile, sources mentioned the SJTA had made association for vaccination of servitors and their relations as they arrive involved with folks visiting the temple from throughout the nation and overseas.
The temple administration has additionally enforced strict adherence of the COVID-19 pointers as every devotee coming into into the shrine are requested to get their hand sanitized and sporting a face masks is a should.
This aside, devotees are recommended to preserve social distancing inside and outside the temple, an official mentioned, including that the Puri district administration has already issued an ordinary working process (SOP) for most of the people and servitors.
So far 14,547 folks together with 6 individuals on Sunday have examined constructive for COVID-19 in Puri district of whom 14,384 have recovered from the illness. The district at present has 42 lively COVID-19 instances whereas 118 individuals died of COVID, a well being division official mentioned.
Meanwhile, a servitor sustained accidents as an outdated stone idol of “Hiranya Kashap” fell on his leg whereas washing the massive Lord Nrushingha statue within the western facet of the temple on Sunday.
“The SJTA has made treatment arrangement of the injured servitor at a hospital in Bhubaneswar,” Kumar mentioned.
