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Pune Police Issues Guidelines For Celebrating Ganesh Utsav Amid COVID-19

Pune: Pune Police has issued guidelines for celebrating Ganesh Utsav, asking people to keep the festivities simple amid COVID-19

Police said idols should be purchased online, with the height being capped at four feet for those being installed at public sites and two feet for those being placed in homes.

“No big processions at the time of installation and immersion of idols must take place in the city. Only five people will gather at a time to perform aarti and members of mandals must adhere to social distancing. There must be the facility of online darshan of the deity to avoid crowding,” said Pune Joint Commissioner of Police Ravindra Shisave.

Police guidelines state that mandals should refrain from inviting VVIPs or other invitees, while the festival area should be kept clean, equipment should be deployed for thermal screening etc.

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