Dussehra Will Be Held in Silver City Without Devotees

Cuttack (Reporters Today Bureau): The Cuttack Collector has reportedly granted permission to the Puja Committee in the millennium city to celebrate Dussehra without devotees.

District Collector Bhabani Shankar Chayani said goddess Durga can be worshipped at different pandals without devotees in the grandest city of Odisha. There is discussion going on with the puja committee members on how Durga Puja will be celebrated in Cuttack, informs Police Commissioner Sudhanshu Sarangi. However, permission will not be granted for community celebration viewing the Corona pandemic situation, added Collector of Cuttack.

Notably, a petition was filed in the Orissa High Court by Cuttack Balu Bazaar Puja Committee, seeking permission to hold Durga Puja this year. The committee members had assured the court that the festival will be celebrated with strict adherence to social distancing and other safety guidelines in force in view of the pandemic.