Deputy Commissioner Rohini Sindhuri has issued orders cancelling the Panchamaharathotsava (Dodda Jatra), scheduled on March 26, at Srikanteshwara temple in Nanjangud, Mysuru district.
As the rising Covid cases are causing concern, the Nanjangud rathotsava has been cancelled as per the recommendations of the Technical Advisory Committee, the DC said.
As scheduled, the puja and religious rituals in connection with the festival to be held from March 19 to 30, will be held in a simple manner, as per the tradition, within the temple premises in the presence of priests, temple employees, with Covid guidelines in place, she said.
Covid-19 norms like wearing masks and social distancing should be followed strictly. Permission has been given to hold the car festival on March 26 in a small chariot, in a symbolic manner, the order stated. The Dodda jatra was cancelled last year, too.
Published 16 March 2021, 16:37 IST