Kolkata: Dakshineswar, Belur Math, Kalighat to be kept shut on New Year's Day
India Today
The Dakshineswar Temple and Belur Math, as well as Kalighat, will be closed to devotees on New Year's Day on account of the rise in Covid-19 infections in Kolkata.
The Dakshineswar Temple and Belur Math, global headquarters of Ramakrishna Mission as well as Kalighat, a major Shakti-peetha shrine in the eastern metropolis and North Kolkata's Thanthania Temple, will be closed to devotees on New Year's Day, when footfalls in temples are very high, on account of the rising graph of Covid-19 infections in the city.
The trustee of Dakshineswar temple Kushal Chowdhury said Thursday the temple authorities were forced to take the decision as lakhs of devotees gather at the shrine on January 1 and there is no mechanism to ensure, physical distancing or enforcing Covid norms.
