Prayagraj: The draw of faith overpowered concern over a raging Covid-19 as devotees swarmed the Maa Kalyani Devi temple here on Sunday to attend the three-day Sheetala Asthami fair. Around one lakh devotees are likely to throng the fair on Monday to offer prayers at the temple, which is one of the 51 Shaktipeeths in the country.
Chief priest of Maa Kalyani Devi temple, Pt Shyam Ji Pathak told TOI that the main fair will be held on Monday, when lakhs of devotees from different parts of the state will come to pay obeisance to the diety.
He said, tradition of holding Sheetla Asthami mela is 200 years old and even Britishers had mentioned the fair in their gazetteer.