The can remain open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekdays sans any seva, utsava and annadana
Dakshina Kannada district administration has barred entry of devotees on Saturdays and Sundays to temples in Kukke Subrahmanya, Dharmasthala and Kateel till August 15 to contain the spread of COVID-19 pandemic in the district.
On Saturdays and Sundays, temple authorities are allowed to conduct routine rituals with the help of priests, but entry of devotees is barred.
The administration also barred all kinds of sevas, utsavas, distribution of tirtha and prasada as well as annadaana at these temples. The temples would remain open between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. on weekdays. Devotees can only have darshan of the deities, according to an order issued by Deputy Commissioner K.V. Rajendra under Section 144 (3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure and Section 34 of the Disaster Management Act.
Hotels and lodges in these places are prohibited from offering accommodation to devotees on weekends. During…