The two world-famous temples receive thousands of devotees everyday. In an official release here, as reported by Republic.

Gujarat government on Thursday has taken the decision to close major temple like, Somnath and Dwarkadheesh temples for devotees from March 20, to curb the possible outbreak of deadly corona virus.

The two world-famous temples receive thousands of devotees everyday. In an official release here, the government said though ‘aarti’ will be performed at these temples as per schedule, devotees will not be allowed inside their premises from March 20.

The step has been taken to avoid social gathering and enforce social distancing as part of measures to contain the possible spread of the viral infection. Notably, no positive case of the coronavirus has been found in Gujarat till date.

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