Barely two days after it was reopened for devotees, the famous Banke Bihari temple in Vrindavan will remain shut 'indefinitely' from Monday due to excessive crowds. The temple had reopened on Saturday, the first day of 'Navratri', after a seven-month closure due to the lockdown. Before opening the temple, its management had issued a notice saying that only 400 devotees will be allowed in a day. The huge crowd that had gathered when the temple reopened, posed a major challenge to the temple committee, which failed to enforce social distancing norms and the local police were called in for help. "Then the temple officials can allow only those who have confirmation of a particular slot for darshan," he said.

Source: dna October 19, 2020 05:42 UTC