KOLHAPUR: A circular regarding rules and regulations to be followed while celebrating Ganeshotsav has been issued by district collector Daulat Desai.
As per the circular, procession rallies and mass gatherings will be prohibited during the 10-day period. Besides, several rules have been implied on Ganesh pandals.
“Ganeshotsav should be celebrated by keeping in mind the current Covid-19 situation. Therefore, celebrations should be kept minimum. The height of Ganesh idol should be maximum 4 feet for pandals and 2 feet for those celebrating it at their home. Clay idols should be given preference while plaster of paris (Pop) idols should not be used. The pandals or troops should not ask for donations or offerings and should only take if it is given voluntarily. Aarti should be performed with very few members and other religious programmes that will create mass gatherings should not be arranged. Regular sanitization of pandals should be done and thermal screening facility should be kept in every pandal,” the circular read.
In addition, the circular stated that masks should be worn by all members of the pandal and social distancing should be followed at all times. “Decorations should be light and simple and noise pollution should not be encouraged. Procession rallies at the time of Ganesh arrival and immersion will be strictly prohibited,” the circular further read.
