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Decision taken to check virus spread: official
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The Veerabhadra Swamy temple at Lepakshi is closed to devotees following ASI’s order.
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Decision taken to check virus spread: official
The Archaeological Survey of India(ASI) has ordered closure of all 137 temples and monuments under its control in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana with effect from Friday till May 15 in view of the surging COVID cases.
While there are eight monuments in Telangana, there are 129 monuments/museums/forts or temples controlled by it in A.P.
Director of Monuments N.K. Pathak, working at the ASI New Delhi office, said that a decision on reopening them will be taken on or before May 15, depending on the situation at the time, and fresh orders would be issued.
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