Durga Puja 2021: Calcutta HC allows fully vaccinated to participate in ‘Pushpanjali’ and ‘Sindoor Khela’
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday allowed people to participate in Pushpanjali and Sindoor Khela amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
The High Court restricted 45 to 60 people for larger pandals and 10 to 15 for the smallest pandals and said that they should be fully vaccinated.
The news agency ANI Twetted that, “Calcutta High Court allows people to offer ‘Pushpanjali’ and take part in ‘Sindoor Khela’ at Duga Puja pandals provided they are fully vaccinated. 45- 60 people allowed at large puja pandals and 10-15 people allowed at small puja pandals (sic).”
West Bengal | Calcutta High Court allows people to offer ‘Pushpanjali’ and take part in ‘Sindoor Khela’ at Duga Puja pandals provided they are fully vaccinated. 45- 60 people allowed at large puja pandals and 10-15 people allowed at small puja pandals.
— ANI (@ANI) October 7, 2021
On Vijay Dashmi, the last day of Durga Puja, married Bengali Hindu women apply sindoor on the forehead and feet of the goddess and offer sweets to her followed by applying sindoor on each other’s faces.
The fervor and festivity surrounding Durga Pooja and Navratri started with Mahalaya on Wednesday. Idols of Goddess Durga are transported to various pandals from today, with the onset of the last round of preparation for the grand festival.
