Deoghar DC Manjunath Bhajantri said the administration has decided to extend Baidyanathdham temple timings.
CHATRA/DUMKA: Anticipating a rush of devotees who usually make a beeline for temples and other places of worship on the first day of a new year, authorities across Ramgarh, Chatra and Deoghar – which are home some of the most revered temples in Jharkhand – are making elaborate arrangements to ensure that the Covid-control measures are maintained on Friday.
Rajrappa-based Maa Chinnamastika Temple — located 28km away from the Ramgarh district headquarters at the confluence of Damodar and Bhera rivers — has deployed volunteers along the river banks to keep on the revellers who go there for picnics. “We are engaging divers on boats with life jackets to prevent incidents of drowning. The district administration and the temple committee are jointly working to curb liquor consumption around the temple area. The administration has been conducting raids in the area for the last 15 days to nab the culprits in this regard,” the joint secretary of Maa Chhinamastika Mandir Nyas Samiti, Asim Panda, said.