Puri (NVI): The Jagannath Temple in Puri will remain closed for devotees on weekends in view of the surge in Covid-19 cases in Odisha. The new guidelines will come to effect from April 19, 2021.
Shree Jagannath Temple Administration said that Puri Jagannath Temple will remain closed for Public Darshan on all Saturdays and Sundays.
“All devotees visiting the temple from outside of Odisha will be required to bring COVID-19 negative Certificate (RT-PCR) of testing done within 96 hours prior to their visit to the temple or to produce a report on 2nd dose of Anti-COVID vaccination,” the temple body statement said.
“Any other guidelines issued by the state government with respect to restrictions on persons coming from other states shall be scrupulously followed,” it added.
There are 13,837 active COVID-19 cases in Odisha, while the cumulative cases of the infection have been mounted to 3,42,570.
