Low-key Ram Navami celebrations in steel city No immersion processions will be taken out on Thursday due to Covid restrictions| Jamshedpur | Published 21.04.21, 06:37 PMRam Navami celebration was a low-key affair in the steel city on Wednesday for the second consecutive year due to the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. All the 170-odd akharas performed a simple puja with a low turnout of devotees. AdvertisementThe city's biggest and oldest Jumbo Akhara in Bhalubasa kept the rituals simple, limiting the number of devotees inside the temple after a thermal screening. The Jumbo Akhara witnessed a footfall of around 1,000 devotees. All those who went to the Jumbo Akhara were asked to strictly follow social-distancing norms apart from the use of face masks.

Source: The Telegraph April 21, 2021 13:07 UTC