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Amid a surge in the quantity of COVID-19 instances in town, temples, church buildings, mosques, and different places of worship have adopted varied ‘new normal practices’, although devotees are nonetheless adjusting to them. Precautionary measures which can be in place to comprise the unfold of the virus have pushed places of worships to briefly half from varied acquainted spiritual practices.
Departing from the custom in the course of the Holy Communion, the consecrated bread or wafer is now being dropped into the fingers of the communicants. “The Communion is received on the tongue. But due to these unprecedented circumstances, it is now received in the hands with safe distance maintained,” stated J.A. Kantharaj, spokesperson of the Archdiocese of Bangalore. He stated that earlier, those that couldn’t come to church buildings, particularly the sick, got Communion in their properties as soon as every week. “That practice has now been temporarily stopped,” he stated.
Kuldeep Singh, secretary, Sri Guru Singh Sabha, stated the karah prasad at gurudwaras that had been distributed by fingers had been now being given by way of spoons. “Devotees are just getting used to it and some demand that it be distributed by hands,” he stated. Maqsood Imran, Imam of Jamia Masjid at {K}.R. Market, stated these attending prayers had been requested to carry their very own ‘janamaz’ (prayer mats). “Standing shoulder to shoulder was a must during congregational prayers. However, we are now maintaining social distancing and will continue till normalcy is restored,” he stated.
Govindraj V. of the traditional Someshwara temple in Halasuru, stated teertha and prasada weren’t being distributed on the temple. “Every Monday, we used to distribute milk. This has not resumed ever since we have opened the temple,” he stated, including them they get enquiries about distribution of prasada.
Meanwhile, ISKCON, which not too long ago reopened for the general public, is serving prasada. “Kichdi is generally served in leaf cups as prasada.
We are maintaining the temperature of the prasada above 70 degree Celsius, keeping them in hot cases at the place where it is served,” stated a consultant from ISKCON. He added that those that serve the prasada preserve distance, put on masks and gloves, and often sanitise their fingers.
Gearing up for the festivals
With Dasara and Deepavali across the nook, temples are making elaborate preparations to take care of and handle crowds. The Dodda Basavanagudi Managing Committee has written to the Muzarai Department searching for info on celebrating the well-known Kadlekai Parishe, which falls on December 13-14.
Ravishankar G.N. of the committee stated: “We do not know whether we will be allowed to publicly celebrate the Parishe which falls on the last Monday of Kartika Masa, which will begin in mid November. Based on the department’s reply, we will make arrangements,” he stated.
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