Lockdown: Several religious places in Bengal ban entry of devotees from Sunday
Many small temples like the Kali temples in Shyambazar area of the city and Beltala area in Agarpara, and roadside shrines remained open.
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KOLKATA: Several prominent temples across West Bengal imposed a ban on entry of devotees from Sunday after the state government imposed a complete lockdown amid the surging number of COVID-19 cases.
Authorities of Dakshineswar Kali Temple in the city and Tarapith Kali Temple in Birbhum district have closed the places of worship for the devotees from Sunday because of the complete lockdown, imposed in the state from May 16-30.
The remembrance of a Sikh guru turned out to be a reminder to preserve religious harmony.
A host of religious leaders came together in the city on Saturday to remember Guru Tegh Bahadur, the ninth of the ten gurus of Sikhism, who was “executed on the orders of Aurangzeb” in 1675 because he had opposed religious persecution.
The archbishop of Calcutta, Thomas D’ Souza, called the guru a “fearless warrior, lover of freedom, protector of others and ardent lover of equality of all religions and dignity of all people”.
“The eminent speakers will tell us how Guru Tegh Bahadur and his philosophy of life are relevant to the situation we are living in today. In the midst of hatred and violence, when superiority and inferiority are shaping the attitudes of people, it is this Guru (Tegh Bahadur ji) who shines like a beacon showing the way to the eternal truth, for which he laid down his life,” he told the audience at ICCR.
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