The appeal has been issued by the Tuljapur tehsildar, who is also the administrator of temple
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The Osmanabad district administration has appealed to devotees and staff at the renowned Tuljapur Temple to wear masks on the premises amid a scare from the BF.7 sub variant of Omicron and chances of a spike in Covid-19 cases, an official said on Saturday.
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The appeal has been issued by the Tuljapur tehsildar, who is also the administrator of temple, he said.
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"The appeal covers priests, staff and devotees. They have been urged to wear masks, maintain Covid-appropriate behaviour like social distancing," he said.
Meanwhile, the authorities at Ghrushneshwar Temple have appealed to the staff to wear masks, while a decision on devotees will be taken next week, an official told PTI.
The temple is located in Ellora, some 30 kilometres from Aurangabad city.
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