TDB extends curbs on temple entry

With temples under the Travancore Devaswom Board denying public entry following the spread of COVID-19, routine maintenance has virtually come to a halt at most of the temples A scene from Sree Ramaswamy Temple near East Fort in Thiruvananthapuram. S Mahinsha (Source: THE HINDU)

The Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) has decided not to grant entry for devotees to the temples under its ambit till July 31.

The board that met here on Wednesday took the decision in the wake of the spread of COVID-19 and the decision to have lockdown till July 31.

Routine rituals

Routine rituals would be conducted in all temples, including Sabarimala, but devotees would not be permitted to enter all the 1,248 temples under the board till further orders, a board release said.