After nearly five months, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Yatra finally resumed on August 16th. The temple had been closed as a precautionary measure against the coronavirus pandemic.
The Vaishno Devi Shrine Board had already begun preparations for the yatra a few months in advance.
For now, the shrine administration will allow a maximum of 2,000 pilgrims to proceed daily. Of these, only 100 people from outside Jammu and Kashmir will be allowed to perform the pilgrimage daily.
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Check the tweet below:
After four months the #MataVaishnoDevi Shrine was reopened for devotees on Sunday, officials said.
“Two thousand pilgrims will only be allowed to proceed to the shrine daily from today.Out of these,100 would be from outside J&K & 1,900 devotees would be locals,”officials said. pic.twitter.com/NhsM7Zv4Zb
— IANS Tweets (@ians_india) August 16, 2020
The temple board will review the situation after a week, and a decision will be taken accordingly.
The key guidelines shared by the temple authorities are shared below:
- There will be online registration only
- All pilgrims will be required to install the Aarogya Setu app on their mobile phones
- It will be mandatory for all to wear a mask
- All pilgrims will undergo thermal screening at entry points
- A negative COVID-19 test report will be mandatory for those coming from outside J&K as well as those coming from red zones located with the union territory.
- Social Distancing norms will be in place for supplementary facilities such as helicopters, passenger ropeway etc.
If you are planning a trip, please make sure to follow all the guidelines. Travel safe 🙂
