Year-ender 2020: COVID-19 shadows celebration of festivals in Mumbai
Updated On: 31 December, 2020 10:41 AM IST
On the last day of the year 2020, we take a look at how festival celebrations in Mumbai were a low-key affair due to the COVID crisis. From Parsis visiting fire temples to Govinda pathaks breaking Dahi Handi, the festivities were held in a subdued manner.
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On the last day of the year 2020, we take a look at how festival celebrations in Mumbai were a low-key affair due to the COVID crisis. From Parsis visiting fire temples to Govinda pathaks breaking Dahi Handi, the festivities were held in a subdued manner.
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A Parsi family poses for a picture after visiting community halls and fire temples to offer prayers on the occasion of Navroz. Photo: Ashish Raje
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A boy plays with a sacrificial goat ahead of Bakr Eid, at Madanpura in South Mumbai. Photo: Shadab Khan
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Shopkeepers in Dharavi await customers ahead of Rakshabandhan that was celebrated on August 3 this year. Photo: Suresh Karkera
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A youngster from Jarimari Govinda Pathak, armed with a face mask, climbs on a ladder to break Dahi Handi while maintaining social distance, on the occasion of Gokulashtami in Mumbai. Photo: Bipin Kokate
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Devotees carry an idol of Lord Ganesha from a workshop in Thakur village in Kandivli. Photo: Satej Shinde
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A family from Mulund East immerses their Ganesha idol made of mud in a steel container during Ganesh Visarjan in Mumbai. Photo: Sameer Markande
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Muslims observe Muharram as they take out a peaceful and small procession amid tight police security from Bhendi Bazaar to the graveyard in Mazgaon in Mumbai. Photo: Ashish Raje
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Married women during the Sindoor Khela ceremony at Shivaji Park`s Durga Puja celebration. Photo: Pradeep Dhivar
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A young girl lights up diyas on the eve of Diwali at Gorai in Borivli. Photo: Satej Shinde
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Devotees perform rituals in artificial ponds during Chhath Puja festival celebrations at Ekta Nagar in Kandivli. Photo: Satej Shinde
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Christians take part in a Mass on the eve of Christmas at Mount Mary Church in Bandra. Photo: Shadab Khan
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