BANS ON GATHERINGS AT PILGRIMAGE SITES ON AMAVASYA

The Haryana government has imposed a ban on gathering of devotees during Amavasya on Thursday (September 17) at pilgrimage sites in the state such as Kurukshetra and Pehowa because of the pandemic. A state government spokesperson said that devotees gather at Kurukshetra and Pehowa pilgrimage sites every year on Amavasya to offer food to their ancestors on the occasion of Pitra Paksha.