Even as gatherings at all religious places have been fully restricted during the ongoing corona-related lickdown, people in rural areas in many parts of Bhadrak district were marked openly flouting the guidelines by congregating at various Hindu temples on the occasions of Baisakhi, Maha Bishuba Sankranti and Hanuman Jayanti observed on Monday.
Devotees queued up and and maintained no social distancing at various temples in rural areas. As per lockdown guidelines, social distancing is the only way to curb spread of deadly COVID-19. However at temples in Bhadrak and other towns in the district, devotees maintained social distancing in fear of police and administrative action.