16K throng Mansa Devi against 11K limit

Cash donations go up by Rs11.45 lakh at Mansa Devi, Kali Mata temples on Day 1

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Updated At : 12:52 PM Oct 18, 2020 IST

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Panchkula, October 17

Under the shadow of Covid-19, as many as 16,106 devotees thronged the Mansa Devi temple here on the first day of the Navratri fest today, said MS Yadav, CEO of Mansa Devi Trust. It was much above the limit of 11,000 per day pilgrimage fixed by the temple administration in view of the pandemic. The Kali Mata temple in Kalka saw a footfall of 4,490 on the first day of Ashwin Navratra.

Devotees provided sanitiser at the entrance to the temple.

Covid precautions
Officials, including police personnel, had a tough time making people maintain social distancing. Tight security arrangements in and around the temple have been made by the police.

Even both temples saw a significant rise in the first day donations of cash, gold and silver during Ashwin Navratri compared to last year.

< Social distancing given the go-by at the money-counting centre on the first day of the Navratri fest. Tribune photos: Vicky

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