Until two years ago, Pandal Durga Puja throughout the NCR was buzzed with enthusiastic worshipers.
While this year, worshipers were permissible in a pandal for the first time in two years, they were still not permitted to offer flowers / pushpanjali, and no prasad served.
There are no cultural programs on land that are being organized, even Bhogs are sent to people’s homes and the reasons for Puja must have lost the vibration of the festival.
However, the organizer ensured that worshipers gained Aarti’s life experience sitting at home and ensuring that those who entered the Pandal followed the Covid-19 protocol.
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All pandals have the time determined for worshipers and even though people are eager to visit Pandal this year, the organizers persuade them to attend Puja virtually.
At Cr Park’s mandir, visitors are only allowed from 8am to 6pm and visitors in Block D Puja must have a vaccination certificate to enter.
Along with this, there are no cultural programs held this year.
Mandir, which closed the gate one hour before Aarti, was flowing on a number of online platforms.
“This time, we are on various online platforms; there is no compromise on the ritual of the Puja, they are followed according to the right norm,” said ProdeEP Ganguly, Secretary General of the Community Mandir.
Ena Pathak Partners, Puja Secretary of Durga Bari Society, GK-1, shared that together with the staff on duty, volunteers also ensured that the people who attended the Puja followed the Covid protocol.
He added, “We made our Facebook page last year, and there was a number of decent involvement that we got on all posts related to Puja.
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Compromise with Covid-19 safety protocol: organizers organizers throughout the NCR ensure that worshipers follow the Covid safety protocol at any time whenever they visit Pandal.
Jaya Dey, Media & Pr Secretary from Jalvayu Vihar Sanskritik Kalyan Samity, Noida, said, “We have a guard at the entrance for temperature checks, sanitisers are stored in most places in Pandal and through the announcement, we constantly remind people about social about Socially distance.
There is no distribution of Bhog in place to avoid the crowds, Bhogs ordered in advance will reach their respective residences.
We also urge people that they don’t need to come to a pandal.
“Sajjan, President Lotus Boulevard Sanskritik Samity, Sector 100, Noida, sharing which is like previous years, they maintain the authenticity of Puja along with following all Covid protocols.
“We have people who come in a batch to keep social distance and no one is allowed to enter a pandal if they are without a mask.
We also try to give back to the public by creating opportunities for people who suffer from pandemics.
There are many artists already Not working in the middle of a pandemic.
One artist from Tuxlakabad felt difficult to survive, so we asked him to create our idol pandal.
We used to call Dhakis from Bengal but this year, we have given the opportunity for people from here who were initially Dhakis but worked Elsewhere because of the situation, “he said.
Slots ordered previously to attend Malay Puja Nandy, Secretary of the Durga Puja Durga Committee in Sector 56, Gurgaon, said, “Visitors can enter a pandal after ordering slots to avoid meetings.
Once they get a slot, they fill out the declaration form that provides details about their health And then they passed the gate pass.
Volunteers at the gate scan the QR code and the scanner helps us maintain the number of people in Pandal.
“Amrita Arora Sinha from DLF Phase 5, Gurgaon, added,” We celebrate all Covid safety protocols.
All visitors need to be vaccinated, us Follow the slot order system and there is a limited capacity per slot.
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With the Covid protocol, NCR celebrates low puja durga
