Travancore Devaswom Board imposes restrictions for darshan at temples, listed here are the rules

By Express News Service
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In the wake of a steep surge in COVID-19 instances within the state, the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) on Tuesday imposed restrictions for devotees and the temple administrations.

Following instructions from the state authorities, the TDB has issued an advisory to make sure a hassle-free darshan for the deities and keep away from a superspread within the temples.

Here are the rules:

* At a time greater than 10 persons are not allowed at temples for darshan* Temple administration ought to guarantee no rush in entrance of the sanctum sanctorum through the periodic rituals* Devotees ought to preserve social distancing inside and out of doors the temple* The temple employees and devotees ought to all the time put on masks* Devotees needs to be allowed to enter into the temple solely after conducting a thermal screening utilizing scanners* Sanitisers needs to be made accessible in any respect temples and be certain that all devotees and employees use it commonly* A most of 75 persons are allowed to be current throughout temple festivals and rituals* Temple employees or authorities ought to be certain that the devotees are returned quickly after the darshan* Devotees aged above 60 and fewer than 10 aren’t allowed to return to the temple for the time-being* ‘Annadanam’ ( free meal) besides the a part of temple providing (Vazhipadu) will not be allowed* ‘Bali’ choices and associated Annadanam needs to be finished strictly adhering to the COVID-19 protocol* Elephants won’t be allowed for the temple rituals at temples until additional orders. However, this guideline is relevant for the temples that are but to schedule the festivals and rituals utilizing elephants. The temples which had already mounted the schedule can go forward with prior approval from the board* All temple employees ought to take COVID-19 vaccination on the earliest* The temple timings needs to be rearranged in order that the temple needs to be opened for darshan at 6 am and needs to be closed after darshan at 7 pm* The respective devaswom assistant commissioners ought to be certain that all these pointers are adopted by the temples