“Mahasasti”, First Day Of Durga Puja Celebrated In Bengal Amid Pandemic
Within the night, the face of the idol used to be unveiled as part of the age-old customized known as ”Bodhon”.
Kolkata:
West Bengal celebrated “Mahasasti”, the primary day of the Durga puja competition, amid the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, on Monday.
At the instance of Mahasasti, lifestyles is instilled within the idol in a ritual referred to as ”Pran Prathistha”.
Within the night, the face of the idol used to be unveiled as part of the age-old customized known as ”Bodhon”.
Other people in huge numbers, a lot of whom had been observed violating the Covid19 protocols by means of no longer dressed in mask, visited puja pandals.
The bodily distancing norm additionally went for a toss as police had a troublesome time managing the group.
An enormous rush used to be observed against the ones puja pandals, most commonly within the southern a part of town, that gained accolades as a result of their cutting edge issues.
By the way, the West Bengal govt has given relaxations to nighttime curfew for a short lived duration (October 10 to 20) in order that puja fanatics don’t face any downside whilst pandal hopping.