Puri (SunstarTV Bureau): After administering a spontaneous declining trend of COVID cases in Odisha, the possibility may uplift that the Puri Shrimandir administration may consider lifting of darshan curbs for devotees in the first week of August.
A meeting regarding the opening of the Srimandir going to be held by the Puri Shrimandir administration on 4th August. Meanwhile the virtual meeting will be presided by the chief administrator of the Srimandir, Puri collector, SP and CDMO among others are likely to attend the discussion.
Darshan of the Holy Trinity by devotees has been barred since the 2nd wave of the COVID-19 pandemic hit the State in April this year.
Earlier also when the government allowed darshan of the Holy Trinity by lifting the restrictions on the entry of the devotees, all the Covid norms were strictly followed. Devotees will definitely adher to the norms during darshan if they are allowed into the Srimandir, said another devotee.
Earlier, all the rituals of the annual Ratha Jatra in Puri were observed sans devotees keeping in view the Covid-19 pandemic.
