Ranchi / Bokaro: Even when the authorities are busy preparing for Ghats for worshipers in front of the Puja Chhath, part of the worshipers will celebrate the festival in the comfort of their home instead of going to Ghat who is crowded and revealing themselves with viruses.
Even before the pandemics broke, some worshipers in the past few years had stopped going to Ghats because they were very polluted and there wasn’t enough space.
Some have built a pool on their roof to offer Arghya to Allah the Sun.
The four-day Chhath celebration will start from Monday with “Nahay Kay” and conclude on November 11 with the morning of “Arghya”.
Patchouli Kumari, a citizen of the Kokar area who has celebrated Chhath for the past 10 years, find it difficult to offer ‘Arghya’ in the pool.
“I used to go to Ghat to offer Arghya but for the past two years, I did it on my terrace where we had built a pool.” He added, “I began to develop a rash on my skin after returning from the pool because the water was very polluted.
Now, with fear of a big towering virus, I prefer not to go to the general pool.” In addition to scare health, there is also a problem of crisis space in Ghats.
The worshipers often began to reach the room by writing their names on the Ghats stairs.
“Some people occupied space two to three days before the festival and several locals also sold it to worshipers in various Ghats.
I used to visit Kanke Dam regularly but because of Space Crunch, I decided to celebrate at home,” said Resident CMPDI Colony Arun Kumar .
“I have been celebrating a festival for more than 15 years and used to visit Hataniya to offer Arghya.
However, for the past three years I celebrated the festival in a pool built at home because I felt uncomfortable because of the crowd in Ghats,” Kavita Sinha, a resident of the colony Housing Harmu, said.
Likewise in Bokaro, many worshipers prefer to offer Arghya at home by preparing temporary water bodies like last year.
Although the administrative district and local civil bodies have prepared Ghats for worshipers to do rituals, they are afraid of challenging illness.
On Sunday, Bokaro only has two Covid-19 cases that are active.
However, Ashok Sahbadi, a chas resident, said, “We will do the Puja Chhath at home in the water tank.
We are preparing.” Other residents of Bokaro Towno, Suresh Kumar, added, “Before the Covid-19 pandemic, we used to go to Ghat for Chhath Puja, but last year, we showed Puja at home at home.
This year again, we decided to do the same thing.
“Meanwhile, many residents were seen buying a water tub.
Rahul Kumar, a vendor in the city center, said, “As a comparison with last year when the government has banned the Puja on Ghats, sales of low water this year.
However, some people also bought a bathtub this year.
The price of tubs ranges between Rs 1,000 and Rs 4,500.
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