Thiruvananthapuram: Those who visit Attukal temple on Pongala Day should keep the RTPCR Negative Certificate taken within 72 hours or produce the document of covid Positive within three months. The district collector issued an order stating that a negative certificate was required.
Admission to the temple is restricted to those above 18 years of age. Children under 18 years of age with no symptoms may enter with family members. The directive also applies to volunteers.
People with symptoms are not allowed inside the temple. Organizers must ensure that covid protocol is strictly adhered to inside and outside the temple.
To maintain the social distance, the exact distance should be determined and marked on the ground in a circle. The organizers should instruct the devotees to stand only on these signs. Police and organizers should control the crowd through queues and barricades. Non-traditional events will not be allowed.
The order also says that visitors to the temple must ensure that they are following the covid protocol at all times.
