Devotees began to visit the Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati, Assam as the shrine reopened its door after nearly seven months of COVID-19 restrictions. However, the devotees have only been allowed to perform the 'parikrama' while the sanctum sanctorum remained out of bounds.A priest, face covered with a cloth waits for devotees at the Kamakhya Hindu temple in Gauhati, Assam. (Image: AP)
A devotee stands inside a disinfectant tunnel before entering the Kamakhya Hindu temple in Gauhati. (Image: AP)
A volunteer offers hand sanitizer to a devotee arriving at the Kamakhya Hindu temple in Gauhati. (Image: AP)
A priest wearing face mask waits for devotees at the Kamakhya Hindu temple in Gauhati. (Image: AP)
A girl poses with her brother as her father, takes their photographs at the Kamakhya Hindu temple in Gauhati. (Image: AP)
Goats offered by devotees walk down a flight of stairs as a priest stands wearing a face mask at the Kamakhya Hindu temple in Gauhati. (Image: AP)
A goat offered by a devotee stands next to a security guard at the Kamakhya Hindu temple in Gauhati. (Image: AP)