Amidst the coronavirus outbreak, all the spheres of life, throughout the world, have come to an unprecedented halt. India, being among the countries worst hit, is struggling to resuscitate the lives of people, medically as well as economically. The pandemic, leaving no stones unturned in the capital, has forced people to shut down the religious places, especially temples which are huge in number. In this backdrop, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has come help the priests and their families of more than 1,000 temples in Delhi.
Although permission was granted during Unlock 1.0 to open the religious places, due to fear of coronavirus, the number of devotees visiting these temples is negligible which is affecting the lives of the priesthood severely.
According to Vagish Issar, head of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, Indraprastha province, VHP is making a list of temples grappling with the economic problem. There are more than 1,000 temples and VHP has decided to help in every way possible. The VHP has prepared an action plan to help the lockdown-stricken priests and their families by providing them ration. Each affected family would be given a sum of Rs 2,500.
“According to the present situation, there are still a few more months to go till we get relieved of the coronavirus, so till then, the VHP will continue to help the priests of these temples,” he said.