Summary:
As per the news reports, West Bengal’s Belur Math will not allow any visitors during the Durga Puja this year due to ongoing Coronavirus pandemic.
Belur Math is one of the prime tourist spots near Kolkata and draws thousands of pilgrims every year from all over India and abroad.
Reportedly, this is for the first time in its history that Belur Math has taken such a step of breaking its tradition since Swami Vivekananda started celebrating Durga Puja at the headquarters of Ramakrishna Math and Mission 119 years ago.
As per the latest reports, senior monks handling the affairs of Belur Math administration decided to bar visitors from visiting the spot during Durga Puja this year. The Puja, like the previous years, would not be held in a pandal to the east of the temple. Reportedly, the puja will be held inside the Ramakrishna temple this year.