Sambalpur: Amid the COVID-19 upsurge, the darshan time at Sambalpur’s Samaleswari Temple has been curtailed from Monday.
With night curfew being imposed from 6 pm in the district, devotees will not be allowed to enter the premises after 5.30 pm, informed the Temple Trust Board.
The devotees can have darshan from 6 in the morning to 11 am and 3 pm to 5.30 pm. Emphasis will also be given on social distancing and it is mandatory for all to wear a mask.
The temple will remain out of bounds for devotees on Saturdays and Sundays due to the weekend shutdown.
Sambalpur is among the 10 districts, bordering neighbouring states, in Odisha, where night curfew from 6 pm and weekend shutdown are being imposed to break the infection chain.
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