BMC clamps restrictions on Chhath Puja in Mumbai
News | Nov 18, 2020, 04:46 PM ISTAmid fears of a second wave of Covid-19 in Mumbai, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has prohibited performing Chhath Puja at beaches, riverside and lakes.
Amid fears of a second wave of Covid-19 in Mumbai, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has prohibited performing Chhath Puja at beaches, riverside and lakes.
The four-day long festival, Chhath Puja has started from November 18 amid COVID-19 scare.
Chhath Puja started on November 18. This is the four-day long Hindu festival which is mainly observed by the people of Bihar, Jharkhand and eastern Uttar Pradesh.
A day after Jharkhand government issued an order to not permit Chhath Puja in water bodies amid COVID-19, on November 17 issued new guidelines.
Members of BJP Purvanchal Morcha took out a protest march to the residence of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. The members of Purvanchal Morcha protested over Delhi government's decision to ban community Chhath Puja celebrations at ghats in the wake
Delhi government has issued an order directing all District Magistrates and DDCs of Police and all authorities concerned to ensure that Chhath Puja festival/celebration in November shall not be allowed at public places.
Chhath Puja 2019 commenced on October 31 with holy bathe. In Chhath Puja the Sun God, Surya, the god of energy and of the life-force, is worshiped.
Devotees gather at chhath ghat to perform Chhath Puja
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