Bhubaneswar: Janmashtami is celebrated throughout the state on Monday in a calm manner after the Covid-19 guidelines for the second year in a row.
Great meetings and long queues outside the Wosrip places are missing because many choose to give a temple run to Miss in the middle of the towering third wave.
Wear a mask and use mandatory sanitaryers for worshipers, while offering prasad and restricted interest.
Many cultural organizations do Krishna VESA competition through online mode to mark the day.
Chairman of the Minister of Naveen Patnaik, Governor Ganeshi Lal, Minister of Union Dharmendra Pradhan and several other politicians, celebrities and community leaders were taken to social media to welcome the people.
In addition, photos of children dressed like Krishna and Radha flooded social media sites.
Special rituals are carried out at Jagannath Temple in Puri.
But worshipers are not allowed in the temple for Darshan Dewa.
They were seen offering prayers outside the 12th century temple, which was decorated with interest for the event.
Likewise, the international community’s temple for Krishna’s awareness (iskcon) in the city, which celebrates the festival in a magnificent way and attracts a large number of people every year, performs rituals without the participation of worshipers.
They asked people to celebrate the festival at home.
“Covid-19 is still hiding and we should not lower our guards.
Even though many people have been vaccinated now, experts have warned that they will not step out during the festival.
We urge all worshipers to observe rituals at home and does not risk their lives in the days Festival, “said Ramakanta Das, said Iskcon spokesman.
However, several major temples witnessed several meeting of worshipers.
Ritual is done after Covid guidelines.
“We stick to the guide and do not allow more than 100 worshipers at any time at Temple’s place,” Pramod Kumar Mishra, a priest at Wisnu Temple here, said.