On the occasion of Lalit Panchami, the decorated palanquin of goddesses Mahalaxmi is taken to the Temblai temple, where 'Kohla pujan' is done in the presence of royal family of Kolhapur.
The Lalit Panchami yatra, which takes place at Temblai mandir in city on the fifth day of Navaratra festival, has been called off. The devotees following the queue will worship the idol and then exit the temple premises from the South gate. Devotees will only be allowed to take darshan and no offerings of saree, oti or prasad offerings will be accepted.” Temple authorities said the devotees will be allowed entry from the East gate and a separate barricaded darshan queue will be made. Sanitization and thermal screening of the devotees will be done of the devotees before they enter the temple premises. Mahalaxmi temple secretary Shivraj Naikawde said, “During the festival, devotees will have to register online before they visit the temple. The temple will remain open from 6am to 6pm and the 'palkhi sohla' at night will be held in the presence of the priest, the devasthan members and some invitees. Even prasad distribution will not take place this year.
Various cultural programs are usually held during the nine-day festival but for the second consecutive year, none of these events will be held in October.
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The temple trust has decided that only the devotees with online registration will be allowed to visit the inside, but they won’t be allowed to offer saree or 'Oti' to the goddess.
KOLHAPUR: The Mahalaxmi temple is set reopen just in time for Navaratra festival, but the Covid has cast a shadow on the presence of devotees and the worship at the important religious centre.
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