The Odisha government has issued guidelines for celebration of the Mahashivratri festival, falling on March 1, with strict adherence to Covid-19 protocols.<\/p>\n
Issuing an order for this purpose, Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) PK Jena said the devotees in these places must follow Covid-19 safety protocols such as wearing of face masks, physical distancing and hand washing\/hand sanitizer.<\/p>\n
There is a continuous decrease in the number of Covid-19 cases in the state and the number of active cases has also decreased. However, a large number of devotees are likely to congregate at various Shiva temples on the festival of Mahasivaratri, which have large potential for spread of Covid-19 infections, Jena said.<\/p>\n
Considering local conditions, the collectors, municipal commissioners and police commissioner (Bhubaneswar-Cuttack) can impose appropriate restrictions on entry of devotees into the temples, the SRC said.<\/p>\n
Further, mela\/congregations outside\/ within the temple premises may be restricted so as to avoid mass gatherings\/ crowding, the SRC said.<\/p>\n
The local authorities have been authorized to decide the number of persons to attend any religious ritual in their respective jurisdictions with strict adherence to Covid appropriate behaviour and norms.<\/p>\n
As per schedule fixed at a meeting between servitors and Lingaraj temple’s executive officer, Mahadeep will be raised atop the Lord Lingaraj temple here at 10 p.m. on Maha Shivratri.<\/p>\n
Yesterday, Odisha recorded 293 fresh Covid-19 cases, which is the lowest this year.<\/p>\n
The state had registered 228 cases on December 31.<\/p>\n
With the death of another four persons due to Covid-19 in Odisha, the total death cases rose to 9,056.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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