No Bada Mangal celebrations in Lucknow for 2nd year in row
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Lockdown casts its shadow on Lucknow s Bada Mangal .. Image Source: IANS News
Lucknow, May 31 : For the second consecutive year, the annual festival of Bada Mangal will not be held at its usual scale in the city.
Hanuman temples in the state capital have decided not to organize festivities on Bada Mangal in view of the second wave of Covid pandemic and safety protocols.
Like last year, devotees will be able to witness live-streaming of the puja organized by various temples.
The Bada Mangal is a festival held on all Tuesdays in the Hindu month of Jyesth and is peculiar to Lucknow.
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