India News | Shrines Reopen After 8 Months in Nashik

Nashik, Nov 16 (PTI) The famous temples located at Vani and Trimbakeshwar in Nashik district of Maharashtra reopened on Monday for devotees for the first time since a nationwide lockdown was imposed in March to contain the coronavirus outbreak.

Devotees thronged the temples of goddess Saptashringi located atop a hillock at Vani and of Lord Shiva at Trimbakeshhwar to take darshan on the auspicious day of 'Padwa' during Diwali festival.

Also Read | Newborn Child in Indore’s MY Hospital ‘Stolen’ by Woman; CCTV Video Shared, FIR Registered.

Managements of these temples have come up with Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to regulate crowd amid pandemic.

In Nashik city, temples of Kapaleshwar located on the banks of the Godavari river and goddess Kalika also reopened.

Also Read | President Ram Nath Kovind to Visit Tirumala on November 24.

Churches and mosques also reopened in the city.

The state government has put in place strict COVID-19 protocols for devotees to ensure there was no spread in the infection when temple and other places of worship are thrown open for members of the general public.

Wearing of face masks and maintaining social distancing at shrines have been made mandatory.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)