Angarki Chaturthi is an auspicious day dedicated to pot-bellied Lord Ganesha. Representative image | Photo Credit: PTI
Mumbai: Amid the clouds of the COVID-19 pandemic, Shree Siddhivinayak Ganapati Temple in Maharashtra’s Mumbai on Thursday issued guidelines to be followed on the occasion of Ganesh Angarki Chaturthi on 2nd March 2021.
The Shree Siddhivinayak Ganapati Temple Trust ruled that offline
darshan will not be permitted that day in the wake of a surge in COVID-19 cases in Mumbai.
Darshan in Prabhadevi’s temple will be permitted only on pre-issued QR codes and that too between 8 am and 9 pm that day, said the Trust.
Devotees throng temples, gurudwaras on occasion of New Year ANI | Updated: Jan 01, 2021 11:37 IST
New Delhi [India], January 1 (ANI): On the first day of the year 2021, people in large numbers thronged to temples, gurudwaras and other religious places to seek blessings despite the COVID-19 restrictions.
Devotees thronged the Golden Temple in Amritsar to seek a blessing on the first day of the year 2021, even as the gathering this time was less as compared to previous years due to the ongoing pandemic.
Precautionary measures to check the spread of COVID-19, such as social distancing and wearing of face masks, were not being observed by those present.
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Updated: January 01, 2021 2:03 pm IST
On the first day of New Year 2021, people in large numbers visited temples, gurudwaras and other religious places to seek blessings despite the COVID-19 restrictions. Devotees gathered at the Golden Temple in Amritsar on the first day of the New Year 2021. The number of people at the gurudwara on New Year Day was however far less compared to previous years due to the Covid-19 restrictions in place. Covid guidelines for New Year celebrations have been announced by the centre and state governments to check the spread of the deadly virus but many people were seen without masks.