Special Pooja On Vijayadashami Against Covid: Karnataka Minister
NDTV
Vijayadashami: Karnataka minister Shashikala Jolle said guidelines will be issued to all the temples under the state endowment department, regarding the special pooja to be offered.
A special pooja will be offered at all temples in Karnataka that come under the Muzrai department on Vijayadashami, against the spread of COVID-19 and for the control of a possible third wave, Minister for Muzrai, Haj & Wakf, Shashikala Jolle said in Bengaluru on Tuesday.
Vijayadashami, the last day of the ongoing Dasara festivities, will be celebrated on October 15.
"As we celebrate the victory of good over evil on Vijayadashami, it has been decided to pray to goddess Chamundeshwari on behalf of the department, for the safety of our people from COVID-19 and its ill effects, end of the pandemic, and for control of the possible third wave, which according to experts is likely to affect children the most," Ms Jolle said.
Speaking to reporters, she said that for the good health and prosperity of the people of the state, especially the children, on the auspicious occasion of Vijayadashami, a special pooja will be organised at Muzrai temples across the state.
