Hundreds of women take out kalash yatra defying lockdown in Odisha’s Ganjam

The incident came to light after videos of villagers, gathered in the procession without wearing face masks and evading social distancing protocols, went viral on social media.

Amid an unabated rise of coronavirus cases across the country, hundreds of women took part in a kalash yatra violating Covid-19 protocols in Odisha's Ganjam on Tuesday. Scenes from #KalashYatra in #Odisha's Ganjam where hundreds of women take part in Kalasa yatra to the sound of Clattering DJ music carrying holy-water-filled pot on their heads in a procession for installation ceremony of a #temple, throwing #COVID19 protocol in Winds 1/2 pic.twitter.com/8T2UoGreKv — Suffian (@iamsuffian) May 11, 2021 The incident came to light after videos of villagers, gathered in the procession without wearing face masks and evading social distancing protocols, went viral on social media. Following the incident, district administration officials reached the spot and imposed Section 144 CrPC in the area, dispersing the crowd.