Ahmedabad: Gujarat government has issued guidelines for upcoming festivals of Navratri Garba, Dussehra, Diwali, Bestu Varsh and Sharad Poonam in view of Covid19 pandemic. These guidelines will be effect from 16th October.
As per the guidelines, no public events of Garba will be allowed during the Navratri. Garbi, Murti installation, pooja and aarti will be allowed in the open space but touch of photo or murti will not be allowed. Similarly distribution of prashad will not be allowed. If such functions are held at indoor venues, maximum 200 people will be allowed with the 50 percent limit of total capacity. All permission is subject to the observance of Covid19 protocol. Mass events like fairs, processions, exhibitions, Ravan dahan and Ramlila are banned. Meanwhile, 1243 new cases of Covid19 recorded in Gujarat during the last 24 hours. At the other end, 1518 patients recovered and were discharged from the various hospitals. The recovery rate has reached up to 86.76 percent.
