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Bengaluru Karaga fest cancelled

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DC cites govt order of April 16 banning all kinds of religious functions

BENGALURU:

The Bengaluru Urban district administration has cancelled the Karaga festival in the city. The age-old fest was scheduled to be held from April 19 to 27.

Deputy Commissioner J Manjunath, while issuing the order, referred to the state government’s April 16 directive banning any kind of religious ceremonies.

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He said that, considering the state government’s order, it was not possible to conduct the ‘Draupadi Karaga’ ceremony at the Sri Dharmaraya Swamy Temple in Tigalarpet, amid the surge in Covid-19 cases in Bengaluru city. Hence, all such public religious activities have been prohibited, he said.

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