Dumka: Nearly two lakh devotees thronged the Baidyanath Dham temple in Deoghar on the occasion of Mahashivratri on Thursday. The district officials, including deputy commissioner Manjunath Bhajantri, kept a strict vigil throughout the day to make sure that the Covid-control measures were not violated.
Asked about the huge turnout, Bhajantri said, “This time we allowed the devotees to offer sparsh puja which was prohibited during last year’s Shravani Mela due to Covid. But we made sure that elaborate security arrangements were made to tackle the rush without any difficulties.”
He added, “The devotees were barred from giving offerings at the temple and we made sure only those wearing masks were allowed inside. Each and every visitor was made to go through sanitisation and thermal scanning before entry.”