The authorities of Kamatchipuri Adhinam, a temple in Coimbatore, have consecrated ‘Corona Devi’, a black stone idol of 1.5 feet tall, to protect people from the virus. The temple management is planning to organize Maha Yagam soon with special poojas to the deity for 48 days.
However, the local authorities said that the people in the surrounding areas have been informed not to visit the temple as lockdown restrictions are enforced.
Speaking to indianexpress.com, Anand Bharathi, the manager of Kamatchipuri Adhinam, said consecrating deities to protect people from deadly diseases have been in practice for many years. He cited Plague Mariamman temple in the vicinity as an example.
“People are affected by Covid-19. So, our Guruji informed us in our dream to do something like this to save people. The consecration ceremony was held yesterday (Tuesday) and we started offering the poojas from today (Wednesday),” he said.
