The temple remained closed to the public from January 7 to January 11 for the traditional sindoor lepan ritual and other religious observances. During this period, devotees were unable to have darshan of the main idol, though they were allowed to offer prayers to a replica idol placed in the temple

Ralph Fiennes explains, “The film explores the theme of innate humanity – is it still alive in the soul, in the heart, and in the mind of an infected person? "