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Varanasi temple priest puts anti-pollution masks on idols as air quality worsens

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Varanasi temple priest puts anti-pollution masks on idols as air quality worsens

Persistently significant levels of air contamination have made even the divine beings spread their noses up with veils. In any event, so is the situation in Varanasi where a sanctuary minister chose to cover the mounts of divinities with veils so as to shield them from contamination.

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The episode happened at the Shiva-Parvati sanctuary in Sigra in Varanasi where a cleric of the sanctuary chose to cover the icons of gods in material veils, much like the ones worn by humans. His contention? On the off chance that divinities are given covers in the winter and new garments on celebrations, why not give them a veil for contamination?

“Varanasi is a position of faith. We treat our objects of worship as living gods and go to considerable lengths to make them happy and agreeable. In summer, the symbols are covered with sandalwood glue to keep them cool and in winter, we spread them in woollens. Similarly, to spare them from contamination, we have put veils on their faces,” Harish Mishra, a cleric at the sanctuary told media.

The idols of Lord Shiva, Goddess Durga, Goddess Kali and Sai Baba were secured with the masks, even as PM 2.5 levels in Varanasi stayed high since Diwali. Pictures of the conceal divinities became a web sensation on Twitter with many inquiring as to whether the divine beings are covering their face, what might befall people?

In any situation, covering the idol of Goddess Kali demonstrated to be tough. “She is a furious goddess and it is accepted that she flew out tongue ought not to be secured,” said the minister. He additionally said that seeing the divinities in veils had propelled huge numbers of the lovers to likewise put on covers.

Under the grasps of extreme air contamination, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday requested that Lucknow organization execute odd-even traffic conspire (like the one actualized by Aam Aadmi Party in Delhi) at the soonest. The choice came after the Supreme Court rapped the state organization for its inability to control stubble consuming.

Published by Ishan Soni on 07 Nov 2019

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