Temples closed for devotees till Sunday
The Hindu
HR & CE officials say regular poojas are on at the shrines
Following fresh COVID-19 curbs in places of worship announced by the State government in view of the spike in COVID-19 cases, devotees were barred from entering temples in Tiruchi region starting Friday till Sunday.
The entrances to the temples were closed by the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department which put up flex banners outside the shrines informing the devotees that they would not be permitted inside in accordance with the government’s directive till Sunday.The department officials said poojas were, however, performed as usual to the deities in all sannidhis. Major temples in Tiruchi such as Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangam, Sri Jambukeswarar Akilandeswari Temple, Tiruvanaikoil, Arulmigu Mariamman Temple, Samayapuram, and Rockfort Sri Thayumanaswamy Temple were all out of bounds for the general public.