BHOPAL: Every year Orchha’s Ram Raja temple sees lakhs of devotees during the Shravan Teej. As a precautionary measures, this year, the district administration closed the doors of the temple from April 9 to April 13 — to check the spread of Covid, but devotees continue to reach the town in large numbers.
Expecting the rush, the district administration had decided to shut down the temple for five days, said a spokesperson of the administration. And this decision was also publicised to ensure that devotees are not inconvenienced, he added. But people, especially from the neighbouring villages of UP and MP are still coming. The devotees are lining up outside the gates and performing the puja for wish fulfilment. The main festivities were on three days from August 11 to 13 .
The maximum rush was witnessed on Wednesday night and the crowd was swelling on Thursday also. Devi Singh, a resident of Tikamgarh said, “ We had a darshan of the lord from the doorsteps. The pandemic can not stop us from reaching the God”.
Thousands of devotees are lining along city roads and on the banks of river Betwa. As there is a surge of water in the river, a large number of security personnel and trained rescue workers have been deployed for the security of devotees.
