Balasore: Keeping in view the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the famous Chadaka Mela of Lord Baba Chandaneswar at Bhograi in the district has been cancelled.
The decision was adopted in a meeting attended by Bhograi MLA Anant Das, District Collector K Sudarshan Chakravarti, temple servitors, president of Chandaneswar Trust Board and some local intellectuals.
Meanwhile, the district administration has allowed only servitors and trust members to perform rituals.
The famous fair, which is celebrated on the premises of Chandaneswar temple during Maha Bisuva Sankrati, attracts lakhs of devotees from in and outside the State.
As per legend, Lord Chandaneswar secretly married Kamini in the absence of his wife Parvati during the month of Chaitra. Nila Parva is held to celebrate the marriage. During Pata Parva, devotees get their skin, tongue and body pierced with nails and move around in a procession. People flock to the temple to witness this ritual.
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