Puri: The Sri Jagannath temple administration has-issued a new standard operating procedure (SOP) revising the darshan time of the deities from 5 30 AM to 9 30 AM except on Sundays.Anticipating a huge rush of devotees on new year, the temple will remain closed for devotees on December 31 and January 1 to contain the pandemic.The devotees will enter through Lions gate after furnishing a complete vaccination certificate or negative report of RT-PCR test conducted within 96 hours.They will enter in a queue maintaining social distance and adhering to Covid appropriate norms.The devotees could partake Mahaprasad in the Anand Bazar of the temple complex.The new SOP has been enforced from Thursday. (UNI)