Religious places across Maharashtra reopened on Monday after nearly eight months of closure due to the lockdown imposed in a bid to control the coronavirus pandemic. The announcement to reopen religious places in Maharashtra was made by the Chief Minister's Office on Saturday. The prominent religious places in the state include Sai Baba temple in Shirdi, the Mahim Dargah and Siddhivinayak temple in Mumbai and the Dagdusheth Halwai Temple in Pune.