Stampedes at religious gatherings in India are unfortunately not uncommon occurrences. These incidents usually happen during large congregations, pilgrimages or festivals where huge crowds gather in relatively confined spaces.
According to the draft route map, the PWD is going to link Ayodhya to Pratapgarh, Prayagraj, Kaushambhi before the route culminates at Chitrakoot.
Religious places in the national capital were closed for devotees for over five months, since April 19, following the imposition of a lockdown due to the severe second wave of Covid infections.
Early in the morning, devotees were seen visiting Lord Vitthal''s temple at Pandharpur in Satara, Saibaba''s shrine in Shirdi, Goddess Tulja Bhavani''s temple in Osmanabad and the famous Siddhivinayak temple in Mumbai.
Ahead of the reopening of religious places in Maharashtra, Chairman of Shree Siddhivinayak Temple Trust informed that only a hundred devotees will be welcomed in premises every hour.
Religious places have been closed in Maharashtra and most other states since March because of the coronavirus crisis.
Maharashtra government on Saturday announced that all religious places and temples will reopen from Monday (November 16).
Religious places are set to reopen in Indore district of Madhya Pradesh after nearly six months, an official said on Monday, adding that devotees will have to wear masks and follow social distancing norms.
Rajasthan will re-open religious places in the state from September 7, after months of closure amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Religious places and places of worship within the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir will re-open from August 16, 2020, the J&K government informed on Tuesday. The government has made the installation and use of Aarogya Setu App as mandatory for all visitors.
As more restrictions get lifted in Unlock 2, several temples in Haridwar reopened for devotees on July 02 after remaining closed for over 90 days due to the lockdown imposed to contain the spread of COVID-19.
The Meghalaya government has decided to allow wedding ceremonies in religious places after a request by leaders of different organisations, Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong said.
In order to take precautions to contain the spread of coronavirus but also keeping the desires of devotees to follow ritual process, a temple in Madhya Pradesh has installed a contact-less bell at Pashupatinath Temple in Mandsaur, which work with the help of sensors.
Devotees will not be allowed to touch the idols or religious books and there would be no distribution of 'prasad' (religious offering of food), the order said.
The Punjab government on Tuesday allowed langar and the distribution of prasad at religious places, revising its earlier lockdown guidelines.
The Haryana government has decided to allow the reopening of religious places, places of worship for the public and shopping malls in a regulated and restricted manner across the state with effect from June 8, except in Gurugram and Faridabad districts in view of large number of positive case.
As lockdown norms are further going to be relaxed from June 8, States and Union Territories are gearing up to re-open religious places, malls, restaurants, hotels and offices, however, social distancing guidelines have to be followed.
Preparations underway at Kaal Bhairav temple in Varanasi. Ministry of Home Affairs on May 30 announced the reopening of religious places from June 8.
Now, people visiting any religious place will have to follow a standard operating procedure. The SOP was released by the government on Thursday. Religious places will be opening from June 8 as Centre begins 'Unlock 1', reopening of the country except containment zones in view of the coronavirus crisis.
Karnataka government on Sunday issued guidelines on lockdown measures for Unlock 1.
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