The Raipur district administration on Wednesday issued 26 guidelines for the upcoming Ganeshotsava, restricting the height of Ganesha idols to four feet and capping the number of devotees in any 'pandal' to 20.
The 10-day festival begins on September 10.The order said an open space of more than 5,000 square feet would be required to establish a Ganesha idol.The size of the 'pandal' should not be of more than 15 feet and there should be no seating arrangements for visitors.
The organizers have to put up four CCTV cameras and no Covid infected patient should be given entry.
More than 20 people cannot assemble at any site and a register must be kept to enter the names and details of visitors.Hand sanitizers, thermal screening and oxy-meters should be provided at the venues, the order said.