COVID negative report not mandatory for entering Jagannath temple from Thursday Although there will be no requirement for COVID negative report for the devotees, the coronavirus restrictions will be strictly followed. Share Via Email | A+A A- By PTI PURI: After a gap of around 10 months, the devotees can go inside Lord Jagannath temple here from Thursday without a mandatory requirement of showing a COVID-19 negative report. The decision to lift the provision of producing a COVID-19 negative report for entry in the 12th-century shrine from Thursday was informed by Chief Administrator of Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA), Krishan Kumar Wednesday after a meeting with the Puri district administration and the local police.