Cuttack: Several traffic restrictions have been imposed to ensure smooth movement of devotees to Dhabaleswar temple in Odisha’s Cuttack during the upcoming Panchaka and Badaosa rituals.
As thousands of devotees from Cuttack and several other districts of the state are expected to throng the shrine during Panchuka and Badaosa from November 11 to 15, the district administration of Cuttack has ordered traffic curbs.
Apart from Cuttack, devotees from districts such as Kendrapada, Jagatsinghpur and Jajpur, are expected to visit the famous shrine during the annual rituals.
Many of these devotees are likely to reach the Shaivite shrine, located on an island inside Mahanadi river near Cuttack city, through the Madhusudan bridge.
Therefore, the district administration has imposed restrictions on the plying of heavy vehicles on Madhusudan bridge from November 11 to 15, officials said.
As per the restrictions, the heavy vehicles coming from the Cuttack side will travel on the National Highway (NH)-55 from Nuapatna Square.
Similarly, the heavy vehicles coming from the Athagarh side will travel on NH-55 from either Kakhadi Square or Nidhipur Square, said the district administration, they added.
