Just like every other festival celebrated this year, Janmashtami will also be a low key affair without usual carnivals in the UT.

In view of the night curfew that starts at 10pm, temples in the city will close their doors by 9pm, said BP Arora, president of the Sector 40 temple and chief of the Hindu Parv Mahasabha in the city.

He added, “To ensure distancing, we will allow only a certain number of people within the temple premises at a time. Pre-packaged prasad will be distributed and entry to the Shiv Mandir of temples in the city will not be allowed.”

The poojas, which go on till late at night, will be performed by the priests who stay within the temple premises.

The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) is also likely to keep their gates closed this year and offer digital darshan through the Zoom app.

Nand Maharaj, the head of ISKCON Temple in Sector 36, said, “We get thousands of visitors during Janmashtami and maintaining social distancing won’t be possible. Due to this, we won’t open doors for devotees this time. There are a few people who live inside the temple. They will carry out a pooja, which will be livestreamed and shared among devotees through the Zoom video conferencing app.”

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