Unlock 1.0: Wearing masks to not touching idols - devotees offer prayers from distance

 | Updated: Jun 08, 2020, 02:55 PM IST

From wearing masks to maintaining distance, India opened its religious places in several states. Devotees flocked to the temples, churches, mosques and gurudwaras to offer their prayers...but in a new way.

Devotees have to stand apart in a queue outside Shree Dodda Ganapathi Temple at Basavanagudi to offer prayers.

Devotees have to stand apart in a queue outside Shree Dodda Ganapathi Temple at Basavanagudi to offer prayers.

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Temperatures are being checked of the people coming to offer prayers at Eidgah Mosque in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.

Temperatures are being checked of the people coming to offer prayers at Eidgah Mosque in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.

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Kalka Ji Temple in Kalkaji area of New Delhi has marked spots for people to stand and kneel at, to maintain distance from each other.

Kalka Ji Temple in Kalkaji area of New Delhi has marked spots for people to stand and kneel at, to maintain distance from each other.

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Devotees visiting Sharana Basaveshwara Temple in Kalaburagi to offer prayers have to sanitize their hands before entering.

Devotees visiting Sharana Basaveshwara Temple in Kalaburagi to offer prayers have to sanitize their hands before entering.

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Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple) in Amritsar is being disinfected at regular intervals through sanitizing sprays.

Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple) in Amritsar is being disinfected at regular intervals through sanitizing sprays.

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Devotees visiting Saint Mary’s Church in Shivaji Nagar in Bengaluru are urged to sit on separate benches.

Devotees visiting Saint Mary’s Church in Shivaji Nagar in Bengaluru are urged to sit on separate benches.

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Visitors have to go through a disinfectant tunnel before entering Sri Bangla Sahib Gurudwara in Delhi.

Visitors have to go through a disinfectant tunnel before entering Sri Bangla Sahib Gurudwara in Delhi.

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