Puri: With night curfew coming into force in Odisha from Saturday, the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) has decided not to allow the devotees into the 12th-century shrine from 8 pm.
“As the night curfew in Puri will begin from 9 pm, the devotees will not be allowed to enter the temple from 8 pm onwards. Besides, the devotees who have entered the temple before 8 pm will have to leave the premises by 8.30 pm,” SJTA Administrator (Development) Ajay Kumar Jena told the media on Saturday.
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Night curfew is being imposed in all urban areas of 20 districts from 9 pm to 5 am.
However, the timing of the curfew in 10 districts, bordering Chhatisgarh, is 6 pm to 5 am.
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