BJP s Gaya district unit conducted a purification ceremony of the Vishnupad temple here amid a row over the entry into the sanctum sanctorum of a non-Hindu minister of the new Bihar government.
Varanasi: As devotees continued thronging to the Vindhyachal temple in huge numbers despite negative RT-PCR reports being made mandatory for the entry, the Mirzapur administration and priests of Vindhyachal decided to close the doors of the temple for the remaining days of Chaitra Navratri from Saturday.
Entry of devotees at Kashi Vishwanath temple in Varanasi has already become almost nil after the strict implementation of the decision to allow entry only to those with negative RT-PCR reports.
Vindhyachal Panda Samaj (VPS) president, Pankaj Dwivedi, said, “As per the decision taken by VPS members after discussions with the officials of district administration, the temple will remain closed till April 21. The decision of reopening the temple doors for devotees will be taken as per the guidelines of the state government after April 21.