Bhubaneswar, Sept. 8 -- In view of the current dip in Covid-19 cases in Odisha, the State government has further relaxed curbs for darshan of the Holy Trinity at Srimandir in Puri. The world famous Jagannath temple will now remain open for public darshan on Saturdays with Covid guidelines strictly in place.

The decision has been taken in a meeting of the Srimandir Temple Administration (STA) which was chaired by Chief Administrator Krishan Kumar over video conferencing on Wednesday.

"Temple entry timings have been extended for two more hours. Devotees can now get darshan of the Holy Trinity from 7 am to 9 pm (from the earlier 7 pm). However, the temple will be closed on Sundays for sanitisation," said SJTA Development Administrator Ajay...