Chennai: After two dhikshidars (priests) of the renowned Lord Nataraja temple in Chidambaram recently tested positive for Covid-19, over 200 priests have quarantined themselves as per a direction from health officials.
Tests are being conducted on priests and their family members, sources said and added that they are offering their full cooperation to officials.
Last month, the ten-day annual āAni Thirumanjanamā car festival at the templeĀ also called as Sri Sabanayagar temple, scheduled was been cancelled this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Though the annual festival, which used to draw lakhs of devotees from across the country, has been cancelled, the Pothu Dikshithars will perform the in-house rituals by maintaining social distancing,ā an official said.
This is one of the two important annual 10-day festivals when the presiding deity Lord Natarajar was taken around the four streets in the temple-town, the other being Arudra Darshan.