Know The Guidelines For This Year’s Durga Puja In Odisha’s Twin Cities

Bhubaneswar: There will be no decoration, music or cultural programmes during Durga Puja in the twin cities of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar this year.

All the rituals will be performed in a closed atmosphere without public participation, Twin City Police Commissioner Sudhanshu Sarangi said on Monday.

The guidelines

• Idols of deities will be of 4-5 ft height.
• Only 10 persons including priests and puja committee members to be allowed as of now.
• The maximum number of persons to be involved will be finalised after a review meeting in October.
• There will be no Ravan Podi this year.
• There will be no immersion ceremony. The idols will be immersed in a simple manner.
• Trolley rickshaws and auto-rikshaws will be allowed to be used during immersion. However, no tractors/ heavy vehicles will be allowed.