From Dy CM Ajit Pawar to Cabinet Ministers, See Top Maha Leaders Hop Temples as Religious Places Reopen

Religious places in Maharashtra are reopening on Thursday months after the second Covid-19 wreaked havoc. The civic body in Mumbai has issued an order capping the number of visitors to places of worship to 50 per cent of total capacity. Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray’s office (CMO) last month had said, “All places of worship will reopen from the first day of Navratri, i.e., 7th October, 2021, while observing all Covid-19 safety protocols.”

Based on orders, Mumbai’s Siddhivinayak temple in Dadar has urged devotees to follow all necessary Covid-19 precautions when visiting. A few precautions include- entry on the basis of QR code, all physical contact has to be avoided, no prasad offerings will be allowed, etc.

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As soon as religious places were allowed to open, several ministers visited temples and shrines across the state. Maharashtra minister Dhananjay Munde took blessings at Parli Vaijnath, one of the 12 jyotirlingas, in the wee hours on Thursday, minister Jayant Patil visited the Siddhivinayak temple, Rajesh Tope, health minister visited Mahalaxmi temple, and chief minister Thackeray visited Mumbadevi temple at 8:30 AM.

The reopening of religious places comes in the backdrop of reduced Covid-19 cases and decreased positivity rate. Over the last few days, Maharashtra has seen just over 2000 coronavirus infections each day and on Wednesday, 2876 people tested positive for the viral illness, while 90 succumbed due to it, a health department bulletin showed.

The improvement in the state’s Covid-19 situation has also led to reopening of schools, colleges, theatres and auditoriums.

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