Aadi Amavasai a low-key affair amid COVID-19 restrictions
The Hindu
With the temples remaining closed in Coimbatore and Tiruppur districts due to the COVID-19 restrictions, the Aadi Amavasai turned out to be a low-key affair as devotees were not allowed to perform rit
With the temples remaining closed in Coimbatore and Tiruppur districts due to the COVID-19 restrictions, the Aadi Amavasai turned out to be a low-key affair as devotees were not allowed to perform rituals for ancestors in the water bodies near the temples. Sources in the Hindu Religious and Charitable Developments (HR&CE) Department said that locations such as the Padithurai (ghat) near the Patteeswarar temple in Perur and the banks of River Bhavani close to the Vanabadrakaliamman temple in Thekkampatti near Mettupalayam, where devotees gather in large numbers to perform rituals for Aadi Amavasai, were barricaded to prevent entry. Police personnel sent back devotees who visited these temples on Sunday, the sources said.More Related News