Sambalpur, Dec 18: Samaleswari temple will be reopened from January 3 while all other religious institutions will be allowed to open in the district from the same date.

The Sambalpur district administration has asked the shrine authorities to prepare SOP within 7 days. All the temples and religious institutes in the state remained closed since March after imposition of lockdown in view of Covid-19 lockdown.

Earlier the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration has decided to reopen Jagannath temple in Puritemple from December 23 while the Lingaraj temple in Bhubaneswar will reopen on December 27.