“Tirumala is always abuzz with pilgrim activity and the chances of coronavirus spreading here are more, Deccan Herald has reported.

TTD, the temple board that manages the most popular and richest Hindu temple in the world, has earlier requested the domestic devotees to reschedule their pilgrimage if they are suffering from cough, cold or fever.

Andhra Pradesh, where Tirupati is located, is the only south Indian state with no recorded case of positive COVID-19 till now.

“Tirumala is always abuzz with pilgrim activity and the chances of coronavirus spreading here are more. So, keeping in view the health safety of lakhs of pilgrims, TTD has made an appeal to devotees who are coming from other countries to restrain themselves from visiting Tirumala for four weeks,” a TTD Official said.

Special task force teams with thermal guns and medical equipment are deployed at Alipiri and Srivari Mettu footpath routes to the temple, to detect if any pilgrim has symptoms of fever, cough and cold.

Image Source: Wikipedia