Rupani Govt decisions on celebrating Janmashtami and Ganeshotsav in the Gujarat state.

Key Points:

• The Rupani government has taken important decisions to ensure that Janmashtami and Ganeshotsav can be celebrated in the state. 
• A maximum of 200 people can visit the temple premises at a time.
• The state government gave persmission to celebrate Janmashtami.
• Dwarka Jagatmandir will remain closed.

Important decisions taken in the core committee meeting chaired by Chief Minister Vijaybhai Rupani to celebrate Janmashtami and Ganeshotsav. 

Janmashtami: To celebrate Krishna Janmotsav on Monday 30/9/2021 at midnight, curfew time extended in 9 metros for one day on August 30 from 1 pm.

A maximum of 200 people can visit the temple premises at a time. All visitors to the temples must follow the SOP, the guideline for controlling the transition to the Koro. 

To maintain social distance at two feet, one has to make a circle by standing in a circle. To maintain the tradition of the Janmashtami procession in the state, 200 people allowed to travel on a limited route. Lokmela of Janmashtami festival not allowed in the state. The Matki Food festival not allowed. 

CM announces Ganeshotsav next date. Important decisions taken regarding the celebrations in the state from September 8 to September 15. 

A 6-foot Ganesha statue you can keep in a public Ganeshotsav. A two-foot Ganesha statue you can keep in a house. At public Ganeshotsav venues, people will be able to pay homage to Ganesha in the pavilion with social distance and Koro’s transition control guidelines SOP compliance, mandatory masks. 

To maintain social distance at a distance of two feet, one has to make a circle by standing in a circle. In public Ganeshotsav places, only pooja-aarti and prasad distribution rituals can be done. No other religious and cultural programs allowed. 

During the Ganeshotsav in 9 metros of the state, people can visit till 11 pm. A night curfew implemented in these metros. For installation and dismantling of Ganesha, installation-disintegration allowed by a vehicle with a maximum of 15 people.