Kukke Sri Subrahmanya Temple, Dharmasthala Sri Manjunatha Temple and Kateel Sri Durgaparameshwari Temple attract a huge number of devotees every day from across Karnataka and also other States. The numbers swell in multiples of thousands during weekends. Dakshina Kannada district administration has barred entry of devotees on Saturdays and Sundays to Kukke Subrahmanya temple, Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Temple & Kateel Durgaparameshwari temple till August 15 to contain the spread of COVID-19 pandemic in the district. On Saturdays and Sundays, temple authorities are allowed to conduct routine rituals with the help of priests, but entry of devotees is barred. The temples would remain open between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. on weekdays but all kinds of sevas, utsavas, distribution of tirtha and prasada as well as annadaana at these temples has been barred. Hotels and lodges in these places are prohibited from offering accommodation to devotees on weekends. During weekdays, those intending to avail lodging facilities should compulsorily produce an RT-PCR negative certificate not older than 72 hours.