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The data of 2011 census clearly demonstrated that no increase in the number of Councillors, Wards was required and since there was no new data which required a change in the number of wards.
Considering the rise in COVID-19 cases in Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra, the city s famous Siddhivinayak temple has decided not to give on-the-spot permission to devotees for taking darshan of Lord Ganesh from March 1, its office-bearers said on Friday.
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Updated: Friday, February 26, 2021, 14:40 [IST]
New Delhi, Feb 26: Mumbai s famous Siddhivinayak Temple has decided not to give on the spot permission to devotees for taking darshan of Lord Ganesh from March 1. The decision has been taken in view of the rising cases of COVID-19.
Only those who have registered online will get a chance to take darshan. Only 100 devotees will be allowed inside the Temple per hour from March 1 onwards.
Priyanka Chhapwale, chief executive officer of the Shri Siddhivinayak Ganapati Temple Trust told PTI that at present, devotees who have not registered themselves for darshan, are given QR code on the spot, which allows them to go inside the temple.