Bhubaneswar: The Union government has approved the opening of 820 Archeological Survey of India-protected monuments with places of worship from Monday, June 8.
Among them are 46 monuments of Odisha, including the Jagannath temple in Puri and Lingaraj temple in Bhubaneswar.
But the state govt has decided not to open any religious temples In state till June 30.
Chief administrator of the shrine Krishan Kumar Jagannath Temple had said in Puri five days ago that the Jagannath temple will remain out of bounds for devotees till July 5, and that Snana Purnima and Rath Yatra of the sibling deities will be held with minimum public participation.
