The ISKCON temple in Mathura has been sealed after 22 people, including priests, were tested positive for coronavirus. The development comes just a couple of days ahead of the festival of Janmashthami.
As per one of the officials: "The movement of people has been restricted and the temple has been sealed."
Movement of people has been restricted and the temple sealed.
In view of the coronavirus pandemic, the ISKCON (International Society for Krishna Consciousness) temple in Delhi will not allow devotees on Janmashtami.
"This year the grandeur is less due to COVID-19. Entry will be purely based on limited invitation. We request all devotees to stay with us virtually on this auspicious day," Vrajendra Nandan Das, Vice President of ISKCON, New Delhi was quoted by ANI as saying.
Those who have been invited to attend the celebrations will have to pass through a sanitizer tunnel before entering the main temple and temperature will also be checked with thermal guns, says a report by NDTV.
Additionally, no food will be served inside the temple and packed food will be given to devotees instead.
In Bengaluru too, ISKCON will host a virtual darshan and people can watch Krishna Janmashtami celebrations online.
This comes right after a total of 743 people were tested positive for COVID at Tirumala Tirupati temple. However, despite these many cases, the temple has not been shut.