The famous Kabaleeswarar Temple in Chennai reopened on Tuesday after 163 of the coronavirus lockdown with fervour. It had been closed down due to the restrictions that were opposed in connection with the global pandemic. Officials of The Kapaleeswarar Temple board, were quoted saying in the The Indian Express, that the number of devotees to be allowed per day could not be fixed immediately. Depending on the experience on the first day, it will be determined.
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“We have organised fences around the outer ‘prahara’ of the temple, and the devotees cannot go around the temple. Instead, they are allowed to enter the temple through the eastern gate and exit from the western gate so that crowding at entry point can be avoided,” said an official.
All places of worship that were not a part of a containment area had been allowed to reopen after the Unlock 4.0 was announced by the Central Government. Strict social distancing measures are to be enforced despite the reopening and the mask mandate continues to remain in place. Several other standard operating procedures are also set to be put in place.
A statement issued by the Central Government stated the following: “The maximum number of devotees permitted for darshan per day shall be fixed and only a limited number of persons shall be allowed inside religious places/places of worship and sanctum sanctorum at a single point of time. Further, public worship will be allowed in places of worship only up to 8 p.m.”