Apr 06, 2021, 07:05 IST
The number of coronavirus cases are increasing in Maharashtra, as a result, the Shirdi Sai Baba and Mumbai s Siddhivinayak temple have been closed for devotees from Monday night till the next orders.
Daily prayers will be offered by the priests of the temple. The administration of Shirdi temple has taken this decision after the Maharashtra government on Sunday announced a weekend lockdown and night curfew in the state so as to control the spread of dangerous coronavirus.
The officiating chief executive officer, Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust, Ravindra Thakre, said that The Saibaba temple remains closed for devotees from Monday 8 pm till further orders.
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First, he instructs a worker to uproot the idol with a crowbar, then he takes a hammer to it five times. “He is no god, he died in 1918,” the middle-aged man declares, looking into the camera. “He was Muslim.”
“Mullah hai,” says another voice in the background, using a pejorative term for Muslims.
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With a steady rise in Covid-19 cases, the Maharashtra government has issued a notification stating that private establishments that do not follow the standard operating procedure (SOP) will be shut down till the pandemic continues to be notified as a disaster by the Centre. The state government reiterated the norms that must be followed by private establishments such as theatres, restaurants, malls, wedding halls and private offices. Multiplexes and restaurants have been allowed to function at 50% capacity and allowing more than the stipulated number will also amount to a violation. The government has also asked these establishments to ensure the presence of enough manpower to enforce the mask rule as well as social distancing. The notification will be in force till March 31. Stay with TOI
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Key Highlights
Devotees are thronging to temples and shrines as the government has allowed places of religious worship to open up
At the Shirdi-based Saibaba Sansthan, all COVID-19 safety protocols have been put into place
Darshan slots are allotted online and one cannot get darshan without all the due steps being taken