Puri Srimandir To Remain Closed Once A Week For Sanitisation | OTV News

Srimandir to stay closed as soon as per week for sanitisation

Puri: In view of a surge within the Covid-19 circumstances, the Puri Srimandir will stay out of bounds for the devotees as soon as in per week for sanitisation.
“It was decided at the Chhattisha Nijog meeting yesterday that the temple would remain closed for devotees at least once a week for sanitisation work. We will issue an order regarding this after Dola festival,” Puri Collector Samarth Verma mentioned.
However, the closure day is but to be determined, he added.
A dialogue on this regard was held on the Chhatisa Nijog assembly on Tuesday in presence of Sri Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) Chief Administrator Krishan Kumar, Collector Samarth Verma and SP Kanwar Vishal Singh.
Discussion was additionally held on the sleek conduct of the rituals on Dola Purnima on March 28. The Collector had a gathering with Mekapa and Singhari servitors on this regard.
Both the servitors’ teams have reportedly agreed to make sure well timed rituals not like Nagarajuna Besha and Pousha Purnima throughout which all of the rituals had received delayed by round six hours.
Meanwhile, the temple administration has determined to strictly implement Covid protocols on the temple premises.