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Ganesh Chaturthi

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India celebrates Ganesh Chaturthi amid Covid-19

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | Aug 22, 2020, at 04:52 pm

#India #GaneshChaturthi #LordGanesha #COVID19 #NarendraModi #RamNathKovind

New Delhi/IBNS: India, a multicultural country of 1.3 billion people, is celebrating the festival to worship Lord Ganesha amid the Covid-19 pandemic on Saturday.

On this day, the devotees install the idol of Lord Ganesha at their homes or any other places and continue to worship him for the next 10 days.

After 10 days, the devotees immerse the idols in the water bodies.

Ganpati Bappa Morya!

Greetings on Ganesh Chaturthi. The festival is an expression of people’s enthusiasm, joy and forbearance in taking every section of the society along.

May Vighnaharta help us all to overcome COVID-19 pandemic and bless us with a happy and healthy life.
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) August 22, 2020

On this occasion, President Ram Nath Kovind tweeted, "Ganpati Bappa Morya! Greetings on Ganesh Chaturthi. The festival is an expression of people’s enthusiasm, joy and forbearance in taking every section of the society along. May Vighnaharta help us all to overcome COVID-19 pandemic and bless us with a happy and healthy life."

आप सभी को गणेश चतुर्थी की बहुत-बहुत बधाई। गणपति बाप्पा मोरया!

Greetings on the auspicious festival of Ganesh Chaturthi. May the blessings of Bhagwan Shri Ganesh always be upon us. May there be joy and prosperity all over.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 22, 2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted, "Greetings on the auspicious festival of Ganesh Chaturthi. May the blessings of Bhagwan Shri Ganesh always be upon us. May there be joy and prosperity all over."

Following the Covid-19 protocols, India is celebrating Ganesh Chaturthi on a day the country has reported the biggest single-day spike in Covid-19 cases by registering over 69,000 infections in the last 24 hours.

The country of 1.3 billion people has reported 69,878 Covid cases in 24 hours between Friday and Saturday mornings, taking the overall tally to 29,75,701.

With 945 new deaths in the last 24 hours, the Covid toll in India now stands at 55,794.

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