Nod to devotees from outside Jharkhand at Deoghar’s Babadham

Dumka: The district administration on Sunday permitted the entry of devotees from outside the state at the Baidyanathdham temple in Deoghar. The famed temple of Lord Shiva was closed to public since the imposition of lockdown in March and it reopened on August 27, but since then only residents of Jharkhand were allowed to visit it. Deoghar deputy commissioner Kamleshwar Prasad said that a total of 1,000 devotees can enter the temple now on a daily basis as opposed to 200 earlier.
He said, “We have increased darshan timings from four to eight hours from Sunday.” The devotees, however, will be required to procure online permits like earlier.
A few days ago, the district administration faced the wrath of local priests and the business community over the restrictions leading to loss of income. On Saturday, BJP’s youth wing, too, held a protest outside the temple over the issue.