ASI Monuments Closed for Visitors Till May 15 Due to COVID-19 Live monuments such as Puri and Somnath temples will have daily puja but without the entry of any public. ASI had previously closed the monuments during the beginning of the pandemic last year. Photo: PTI Health2 hours ago New Delhi:Â All centrally protected monuments, museums and sites under the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) have been closed with immediate effect till May 15 due to the surge in coronavirus cases in the country, the Union culture ministry said on Thursday. An order to this effect was issued by the ASI and it was tweeted by Culture Minister Prahlad Patel this evening.