An employee of the Tirupati Govinda Raja Swami temple in Andhra Pradesh has tested positive for COVID-19, the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) confirmed.
As a result, the temple will remain closed on June 12-13 and devotees will not be allowed inside for darsanams for these two days.
The entire premises of the temple will be sanitized for two days as per the COVID-19 protocol and will be re-opened for darsanams of the devotees from Sunday onwards, the TTD has said.
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However, all services to the almighty will be held, in the absence of devotees, the TTD said in a statement.
According to TTD, the employee had gone in for coronavirus testing as he had some health issues after which he was detected positive for COVID-19 on Friday.
Contact tracing of the employee is being carried out and those who were in contact with him will also be tested, the TTD said.
The Old Huzur Office and the PH Store area will also be closed as the COVID-19 patient had wandered into these areas owing to his duty chart, sources said.
The Govindaraja Swamy temple is popular in Tirupati with devotees generally paying a visit to the temple after having darshan of Lord Balaji at Tirumala.
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