Amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Sabarimala Temple in the Pathanamthitta district of Kerala opened for devotees for Chithira Attavishesha Puja on Wednesday.
The temple would close at 9 pm after the puja and the devotees will be allowed through the virtual queue booking system, informed Travancore Devaswom Board.
The board added that the devotees will have to produce a vaccination certificate, showing they're fully vaccinated or a negative RT-PCR report not older than 72 hrs.
The temple would open for a two-month-long pilgrimage season on November 15, further informed the board.
Meanwhile, Kerala reported 6,444 new COVID-19 cases and 45 deaths on Tuesday.
( With inputs from ANI )
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