The coverage of the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns has focused largely on the health of citizens, the disastrous economic consequences and social isolation. As far as the religious aspects are concerned, not much has been written, aside from stating that all houses of worship must remain closed, burial grounds should accept corpses of those who have succumbed to the virus, Ganpati idols be restricted to four feet or less, various religious events should be cancelled, and so on.
For regular visitors to fire temples, the closure to the public of all houses of worship has denied them their......