Spirituality

No entry for devotees at Lord Venkateswara temple till May 3

The famous Lord Venkateswara temple at nearby Tirumala will remain out of bounds for devotees till May 3 following the extension of the nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of coronavirus.

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The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), which governs the Lord Balaji temple among others, made the announcement following Prime Minister Narendra Modi''s speech on Tuesday extending the lockdown, a temple official said.

TTD had on March 20 barred entry of devotees into the temple for a week in the wake of the coronavirus scare and later extended it after the Prime Minister announced a nationwide lockdown on March 24, TTD Public Relations Officer, Dr T Ravi told PTI.

He further said all rituals and were being conducted daily by the priests as usual at the hill temple.

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