ASI closes all temples, monuments under its control in Andhra Pradesh
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While there are eight monuments in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh has 129 monuments/museums/forts or temples managed by it.
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) closed all the 137 temples and monuments under its control in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana with impact from Friday until May 15. This step has been taken to interrupt the COVID-19 chain. While there are eight monuments in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh has 129 monuments/museums/forts or temples managed by it.
The Director Monuments N.K. Pathak in a communication from the ASI New Delhi workplace has stated that the monuments and temples could be closed until May 15 in view of the second wave of COVID-19 spreading throughout many States in the nation. A choice will likely be taken on or earlier than May 15 relying on the scenario then and recent orders issued then, he added.
The Bugga Ramalineswara Swamy temple and the Chintala Venkataramana Temple at Tadipatri in the Anantapur district have gone out of bounds for the devotees from Friday with this new order coming into drive. The variety of devotees thronging different temples under the control of the Endowments Department could be very massive.
Recently, massive crowds had been seen at Srisailam and Kadiri Rathotsavams earlier than and after Ugadi in the previous 15 days and none both wore masks or adhered to COVID-19-proper behaviour regardless of requests from the Health Department officers.
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