 | Lack of Covid testing facility at Nilakkal hits pilgrim flowProcedural delays and failure of authorities to give clearances affected the setting up of the Covid test laboratory at Nilakkal. |
 | Kerala government moves SC against HC order increasing number of pilgrims to Sabarimala templeThe enhancement of pilgrims was done by the high court without considering any proper report or other documents, the state government said in its petition. |
 | 1,000 pilgrims to be allowed a day at SivagiriOnly 1,000 pilgrims will be allowed to Sivagiri a day during the annual pilgrimage from December 30 to January 1, 2021. |
 | Over 25,000 participate in pushkarams in Andhra PradeshPolice and other officials deployed diverted the pilgrims to different ghats to avoid crowding at a particular ghat, especially those in Kurnool city and Mantralayam areas. |
 | Number of pilgrims from West Bengal to be halved in 2021 due to COVID-19: Haj Committee MemberFrom Bengal, in the pre-COVID-19 time at least 9,000 pilgrims used to go on the Haj pilgrimage annually, he said. |
 | Char Dham Yatra: Pilgrims' footfall down to 4.2 lakh from 38 lakh last yearChar Dham Yatra for Kedarnath, Badrinath, Gangotri, and Yamunotri was not opened till July for pilgrims across the country. |
 | Add Chennai as embarkation point for Haj pilgrims, CM Palaniswami urges PM ModiPalaniswami assured Modi that the State government would follow all the prescribed Covid-19 protocols to ensure the safety of the pilgrims while sending them from Chennai. |
| COVID-19 negative report must for Haj pilgrims next yearUnion Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said that December 10 is the last date for submitting applications for Haj pilgrimage 2021. |
 | COVID-19 negative report must for travellers to Kedarnath shrineWhile the report was mandatory for pilgrims who arrived from outside the state till now, the move was taken to combat the rising COVID-19 cases in the state. |
 | Allow pilgrims of 2020 go on Haj next year: Prince of ArcotHe added that there need not be a fresh Hajj draw next year and that those selected this year may go instead. |
 | Help pours in for Tamil pilgrims stranded in Varanasi to return homeFor 250 Tamilians, mostly pilgrims, stranded in Varanasi district of Uttar Pradesh, help came from an unexpected quarter. |
 | Shorter, comfortable and less costlier route to Kailash Mansarovar inauguratedWith the new road, a light vehicle can ply up to 75 kms (5 km short of boundary) and a five day trek will be reduced to two days of road travel thus saving six days of to and fro journey. |
 | How will you bring back pilgrims amid COVID-19 lockdown: Telangana HC asks state governmentA PIL said that there were no COVID-19 cases in Rajasthan’s Sirohi district where 107 pilgrims are stranded. |
 | Punjab coronavirus tally rises to 1,451; 67 percent cases have Nanded linkTwo people 'a 55-year-old Hoshiarpur man and a 22-year-old woman from Amritsar' also succumbed to the infection, taking the death toll to 25 in the state. Both died on Monday. |
 | Relaxations for inter-state movement given to distressed migrant workers, pilgrims, students only: MHAThousands of tourists, students and pilgrims were also stranded in different parts of the country due to the lockdown. |
