DEVOTEES LOST ALL SMILE DUE TO COVID-19 ON VIJAYA DASAMI

Bhagabat Padhi,Odishabarta

Paralakhemundi: Except individual & self servicing of vehicles at garage or near home,Dasahara lost all its colour & gaiety for devotees. Administration set up squad to move mobile visit & warned Committees of various pandals.Social distancing & covered pandals barred all smile of devotees except 3 to 5 at a time on shifting allowed for darsan. PHED(Public Health Division)responsible of drinking water supply, Power House under Southco, Bigbrahmin street,Gandhi junction,Katika street are the solo grips of puja rituals since long decades together. No miking of hymns by priests nor any publicities to pave pious flames for all peace & prosperity left towards horizon rather calm folded hands at stake for Maa’s Blessings.

This all solitude to check & balance from Covid-19 says,Achyutanand Jani Executive Magistrate & Tehsildar.Rather pray will not be at forlorn, says Committee members of Gandhi junction.

They are hurt by less devotees presence at pandal. More so cacophony of visits of relatives to their home town trounced due to transport jinx. All at their self homes perhaps lost all sanctity says one senior citizen Laxmi Nrushingha Rath.Even at those temples like Maa Manikeswari & Neelamma temples, police at all security cordon not to be with crowd jinx. Since Mahashtami to Dasami evening Darsan too paralyzed. Even to be present at evening Arati also at gimmicks. Priest of Manikeswari says, we are to follow strict discipline but not missed   being coveted by Parala King Dynasty’s century’s long traditional rituals. It is remembered Late KC.Gajapati had subtle dream & Blessings of Maa Manikeswari to leave for Round Table Conference at London to bring Independent Orissa(now Odisha)state.

All monuments are at syndic as if casual daily life not blinked any speciality of Dasahara. Thanks Parala Urban administration to construct temporary pond for immersion to eclipse all environment pollution.