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Hindu priests at an Indian temple are saying daily prayers to two coronavirus goddesses in an effort to tame the pandemic as the country battles a new infection surge. Two “Corona Devi” idols have been set up in the southern city of Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu state, badly hit in an outbreak that has killed 100,000 people nationwide in the past four weeks. India on Thursday posted 211,298 new coronavirus cases over the last 24 hours, while deaths from COVID-19 rose by 3,847. The South Asian country’s overall caseload is now at 27.37 million, while total fatalities are at 315,235, according...

Coimbatore, India: Hindu priests at an Indian temple are saying daily prayers to two coronavirus deities in an effort to tame the pandemic as the country battles a new infection surge. Two "Corona Devi" idols have been set up in the southern city of Coimbatore, badly hit in an outbreak that has killed 100,000 people nationwide in the past four weeks. The Kamatchipuri Adhinam temple is closed to worshippers because of the city's high infection rates but priests are paying tribute in front of the deities, one made of sandalwood and the other from stone. They leave food and other offerings, chan...

Corona Devi Statue Resembles Kollywood Actress Say Netizens, Vanitha Vijay Kumar Reacts May 24, 2021, 14:47 IST In the midst of the raging second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, a 'Corona Devi' temple has been built on the outskirts of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. The temple was constructed by the Kamatchipuri Adheenam, a mutt. This is similar to the 'Plague Mariamman Temple,' which was dedicated to the deity Amman by the faithful seeking safety from the plague that struck the district about 150 years ago. The temple contains an idol known as' Corona Devi. ' The 1.5-foot tall black stone id...

COIMBATORE: A temple to ‘Goddess Corona Devi’ has come up on the outskirts of Coimbatore, which already has a Plague Mariamman temple that came up when the scourge struck a century ago. The Kamatchipuri Adhinam consecrated the one-anda-half-foot-tall, black stone idol on its premises near Irugur on Tuesday and the pujas continued on Wednesday. A spokesperson for the adhinam said special pujas would continue for up to 48 days but would not be open to members of the public in view of pandemic protocols. In a video released by the adhinam, Sri Sivalingeswara Swamigal said, “following th...

ANI Updated May 21, 2021, 11:20 am IST Consecrating deities to protect people from deadly diseases has been in practice for many years, said the priest  Prayers being offered in Kamatchipuri Adhinam temple in Coimbatore (ANI) Coimbatore: Kamatchipuri Adhinam, a temple in Coimbatore has consecrated a 'Corona Devi' idol to protect people from the deadly Covid-19 virus. While speaking to ANI on Friday morning, the manager and priest of the temple, Anand Bharathi said, "With a rise in Covid-19 cases in Coimbatore, all the preists of the temple decided to consecrate 'Corona Devi' idol to prot...