Bhubaneswar: Shiv temples in all countries wore a quiet view on the first Monday of the Holy Month of Shravan because the state government had placed restrictions on Kanwar Yatra in the middle of a pandemic.
This is the second year in a row that Yatra has been suspended because Covid.
“I have to suspend my bomb bomb trip this year.
The worshipers are not permitted in the temple.
We fast and follow all the rituals at home.
Every year I take water from Mahanadi in Cuttack and pour it in Lingaraj,” said Rashmi Ranjan Swain, a resident of Patia , Every year in the holy month of Shravan, hundreds of men and women dressed in turmeric carrying water from religious places, walking barefoot for a few miles and pour water on Shiva on Monday.
These bomb or kanwariah worshipers start their journey on weekends by collecting water from various water bodies that cover remotely.
Before Covid has hit, thousands of worshipers will squeeze the temple of Lingaraj, but this year the temple is quiet except some priests.
“The ritual of the gods is being carried out as usual but without worshipers,” said Gorabadu, a priest at the Lingaraj temple.
In addition, the priests also complained that because the ban on the inclusion of worshipers into the temple, they became the most difficult hit.
Restrictions also affect the livelihood of hundreds of small vendors and shop owners who sell prasad and worship services near the temple.
Other major temples from the country that attracted worshipers during this period were Loknath temples in Puri, Dhabaleswar in Cuttack, Kapilas in Dhenkanal, AkhandaNii in Bhadrak, Ladoo Baba in Sharanakula in Nayagarh.
In small temples, people look Diyas land lighting outside the temple.
Covid throws a shadow at Kanwar Yatra in Odisha
