Cuttack: The sevayats of the Dhabaleswar Temple offered the famous Gaja Bhoga to Lord Shiva on the bank of Mahanadi in Cuttack district late on Saturday night.
The sevayats offered the Gaja Bhoga at 3 am after performing the Pahuda ritual at 1 am.
In view of the COVID-19 pandemic, the district administration has banned the entry of the devotees to the temple and the distribution of the Gaja Bhoga.
To restrict the entry of the devotees, section 144 has been clamped in the temple.