Coronavirus | Eat, pray, and shop: Unlocking the new normal

The Sacred Heart Cathedral Church in New Delhi decided not to open its doors today, even as the government allowed reopening of all places of worship. (Source: The Hindu)

Temples, mosques, churches and gurudwaras opened their doors for the devotees after more than two months. Malls and markets too welcomed guests. Restaurants allowed dine-in, with riders.

In the next phase of Unlock 1.0, many States allowed restaurants, markets and places of worship to open. Wearing masks, maintaining social distancing, and usage of sanitisers are now mandatory.

A few States, including Jharkhand, Odisha and Maharashtra, appeared to tread cautiously and did not allow all places of worship, shopping malls and restaurants to restart.

Assam and Bihar also saw places of worship, shopping malls and restaurants across the State getting reopened. Jharkhand, however, said places of worship and shopping malls will continue to remain closed in the State.

Religious places opened in parts of Uttar Pradesh as well, but few devotees were seen turning up to offer prayers with the authorities restricting the number of people paying obeisance to five at a time at a place of worship.

(With PTI inputs)

An employee prays as his bus proceeds to the Lord Venkateswara temple in Tirupati on June 8, 2020. The temple will open to general public on June 11. Lord Venkateshwara temple will be open to locals alone for the next few days as a test run, before welcoming pilgrims. (Source: The Hindu)

A TTD employee prays to Gali Gopuram atop the hill, while proceeding to Tirumala in a bus at the Alipiri security point. Lord Venkateshwara temple will be open to locals alone for the next few days as a test run, before welcoming pilgrims. (Source: The Hindu)

With the State government easing lockdown guidelines, hotels reopened in Vijayawada. (Source: The Hindu)

The iconic Vidyarthi Bhavan, known for benne dosa re-opened with safety measures at Gandhi Bazar, Basavangudi, Bengaluru. (Source: THE HINDU)

As per the Home Ministry’s standard operating procedure for restaurants, servers have to wear mask, gloves and face shield, while serving food to customers. Seen here is People's Park restaurant in Coimbatore. (Source: The Hindu)

People standing in queue to enter a shopping mall in Visakhapatnam. (Source: The Hindu)

Markets opened partially in Srinagar. The administration has said that restrictions on public movement and non-essential activities as per the last order issued on May 31 will continue to remain enforced till further orders. (Source: The Hindu)

People rushing to board a bus in Kolkata. (Source: The Hindu)

Security guards screen employees before entering the Central Building in Pune. Offices resumed work with 10% staff in Maharashtra. (Source: The Hindu)

Housekeeping staff at Viviana mall in Thane sanitises the premises on Monday. Malls are yet to be opened for public in the city. (Source: The Hindu)

In order avoid crowding, Maharashtra government has allowed shops on one side to open in a day. Seen here is a marketplace at Bhuleshwar in South Mumbai. (Source: The Hindu)

Devotees maintaining physical distancing while offering prayers at the Immaculate Conception cathedral in Puducherry. (Source: THE HINDU)

A devotee being sanitised as she enters the Peddamma temple in Hyderabad. (Source: The Hindu)

Devotees were allowed inside Bengaluru’s Doddaganapathy temple only after checking their temperature. (Source: The Hindu)

Devotees sanitise their hands before paying obeisance at the supreme temporal seat at Gurudwara Bangla Sahib, Delhi (Source: R.V. Moorthy)

Devotees stand in a queue to maintain physical distancing at Sri Manakula Vinayagar temple in Puducherry. (Source: The Hindu)

A devotee offers puja at Chintpurni temple in Vishwas Nagar, New Delhi. Even as the guidelines prohibit touching of idols and spraying holy water, these rules were flouted on the first day itself. (Source: The Hindu)

Devotees stand in queue to offer prayers at the historic Jama Masjid in Old Delhi. They were advised to bring their own mats in view of COVID-19 pandemic. (Source: The Hindu)