Union Home Minister Amit Shahon Thursday commended the Uttarayan celebration in Ahmedabad ina serene way considering the COVID-19 pandemic situation.Shah, who is on a visit to his old neighborhood on theoccasion of the celebration, offered supplications at the JagannathTemple here with his relatives to stamp the day.He performed aarti and furthermore venerated a cow and anelephant at the sanctuary according to the tradition.Tight security plans were made at the templeahead of his visit.On the propitious event of Uttarayan, offeredprayers at the well known Shri Jagannath Temple in Ahmedabadtoday.
Union Home Minister Amit Shahon Thursday praised the Uttarayan celebration in Ahmedabad ina serene way taking into account the COVID-19 pandemic circumstance.
Shah, who is on a visit to his old neighborhood on theoccasion of the celebration, offered petitions at the JagannathTemple here with his relatives to check the day.
He performed ‘aarti’ and furthermore adored a cow and anelephant at the sanctuary according to the custom.
Tight security courses of action were made at the templeahead of his visit.
”On the auspicious occasion of Uttarayan, offeredprayers at the famous Shri Jagannath Temple in Ahmedabadtoday. May Lord Jagannath extend his blessings to all. JaiJagannath!” Shah tweeted in Hindi.
Dissimilar to the past when Shah used to visit the residenceof one of the neighborhood BJP pioneers to fly kites alongside hissupporters, the Union priest commended the celebration thistime just with his relatives.
The Gujarat government has prohibited flying kites in opengrounds or public territories.
The public authority has additionally precluded amplifiers andsound speaker frameworks, and permitted just relatives andresidents of lodging social orders on porches to keep away from largegatherings.
Individuals across the state kept the festivals simplein perspective on the limitations.
In numerous spots, individuals flew packs on the patios oftheir houses in little gatherings and didn’t play uproarious music.
Long lines were seen at certain spots outside shopsselling customary treats like ‘Undhiyu’, however peoplefollowed the social separating standards.
The state police kept an exacting vigil to guarantee peoplefollow the public authority’s rules.
To forestall enormous social occasions, the police utilized dronecameras and optics to watch out for the porches ofhigh-rises and open grounds.
Watching was likewise heightened in some sensitiveareas of Ahmedabad,a police official said.
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