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Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation issued a set of guidelines to be strictly followed for organising Durga Puja

in Smartcity Bhubaneswar September 23, 2021 Comments Off on Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation issued a set of guidelines to be strictly followed for organising Durga Puja 426 Views

Bhubaneswar:23/9/21: In view of impending COVID-19 situation in the state, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Thursday issued a set of guidelines to be strictly followed for organising Durga Puja.

This year, Durga Puja will be observed from 11th October to 15th October 2021.

The Govt had earlier issued comprehensive guidelines for observance of Puja/Celebration of festivals. Following are the guidelines for strict adherence by all concerned:-

  1. Congregation for celebration of Durga Puja including associated religious and cultural congregation shall not be allowed in public within BMC Jurisdiction. The Puja Committees / Organizers can conduct Durga Puja in Mandaps / Pandals by adopting all COVID-19 protocols such as social distancing, wearing Masks, proper sanitization etc for which they have to obtain permission from the Officer duly authorized by the Commissioner of Police. Bhubaneswar.
  2. The Puja shall be conducted in indoor like condition only for observance of rituals without any public participation, pomp and grandeur.
  3. The Mandaps / Pandals shall have to be covered on three sides and one side to be opened only for the purpose of use by the priest for rituals. This fourth side should also be covered properly so as not to allow any public view/darshan of the idols by devotees.
  4. The Idol size shall be less than 4 Ft.
  5. Public address system shall not be used during Puja or any other time during these Puja days.
  6. At any point of time there shall be not more than 7 persons allowed including the organizers/priests/Kartas/Support staffs etc in the Pandal / Mandap. And all those present shall have to follow strict COVID-19 protocols like social distancing/Wearing Masks appropriately/ Sanitization arrangement etc. The organizers shall ensure that only those who have been fully vaccinated are allowed for the observance of Puja.
  7. There shall be no immersion procession by the organizers. The idols will be immersed in artificial ponds to be created by BMC for this purpose.
  8. During the immersion maximum 10 number of person should be involved considering the fact that the size and weight of the idol has been limited this time. The Puja Committee should ensure that all those involved during immersion should be fully vaccinated and adhere to COVID appropriate behaviour at the time of conducting rituals for immersion
  9. During the puja period there shall not be conduct of any religious procession of any kind or musical or entertainment programme by either any public/group/club/puja committee etc.
  10. The Puja Committee should inform their member to keep all permission/individual COVID Vaccination certificate handy and all times for inspection of enforcement agencies.

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Ashok Palit has completed his graduation from Upendranath College Soro, Balasore and post graduation from Utkal University in Odia Language and literture.. He has also carved out a niche for himself as a scribe of eminence after joining the profession in 1988. He is also an independent media production professional. He brings loads of experience to Advanced Media, Ashok Palit as a cineaste has been active in film criticism for over three decades. As a film society activist, he soared to eminence for his profound commitment to the art film appreciation and aesthetics of cinema. His mode of discourse is often erudite but always lucid and comprehensible marked by a perfect acumen so rare in the field. A film aesthete with an immense fond of critical sensibilities, he wrote about growth and development of odia cinema in New Indian Express, The Times of India, The Hindustan Times, The Asian Age and Screen. He has been working as an Editor for Cine Samaya from 2002-2004.. He had made solid contribution on cinema in many odia Dailies and weekly such as Samaj, Prajatantra, Dharatri, Samaya, Satabadi, and weekly Samaya.
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