Coronavirus scare: Temples and dargahs not leaving anything to chance

Updated On: 14 March, 2020 08:00 AM IST | Mumbai | Vishal Singh, Faizan Khan, Shirish Vaktania

With the fear of contracting the virus firmly gripping Mumbaikars, religious heads have decided to adopt a cautious approach when it comes to allowing devotees into places of worship

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Devotees use hand sanitizers before entering the shrine at Siddhivinayak temple on Friday. Pic/Atul Kamble

With three confirmed cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Mumbai and one in neighbouring Thane, even the almighty is not taking any chances. Hence, to avoid any spread of the virus, the Siddhivinayak temple has made concrete arrangements on behalf of the trust.

With around 70 to 80 thousand devotees visiting the temple each day, the administration has put up hand sanitisers at the entrance of the temple. Every devotee coming to the temple has to clean their hands using the sanitiser before entering the shrine. Apart from this, the administration has started cleaning the temple from within, the boundary walls and the iron grilles every two hours leaving no stone unturned.