In Ranchi, on Makar Sankranti, devotees turned up at prominent temples including Sai Temple in Pundag and Jagannath Temple in Dhurwa, to offer prayers. However, there was a low-key celebration in the state.
In Ranchi, on Makar Sankranti, devotees turned up at prominent temples including Sai Temple in Pundag and Jagannath Temple in Dhurwa, to offer prayers. However, there was a low-key celebration in the state.
Even the river banks and water bodies were crowded as the faithful gathered there to take a dip and pray to the sun god, all the while making sure that they wore their masks and maintained the safety norms.
Many of them prayed for an end to the pandemic. For instance, a devotee named Kiran Devi said, “Besides praying for the well-being of my family, I prayed for an end to this outbreak.”
Although many turned up to celebrate the festival, the turnout was less compared to previous years’ figures. Many opted to stay home and feast on the usual festive treats, like dahi-chewra (curd and beaten rice) and tilkut (made from sesame seeds and sugar or gur), in the company of their near and dear ones. Many of them even gave the usual kite-playing – which is a Sankranti tradition – a miss. College student Amrita Roy said, “Every year on this day, I go out to fly kites with my friends. But this year owing to the pandemic, I decided to do that from my rooftop.”
Meanwhile, chief minister Hemant Soren took to Twitter to wish everyone on the occasion while Congress leaders, including state party president Rameshwar Oraon and rural affairs minister Alamgir Alam, assembled at the party headquarters in Shraddhanand Road and gorged on dahi-chewra and tilkut.
BJP’s Ranchi MLA C P Singh distributed sweets and clothes among the poor and attended a programme hosted by a civil rights forum in Ratu Road.
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