Cuttack: The district administration of Cuttack has clamped Section144 in and around Dhabaleswar temple on first Monday of holy Kartik month.
Shops around the temple rued lack of business on the occasion due to absence of devotees.
Dhabaleswar temple is a famous ‘Shiva Pitha’ situated in Athgarh town of Cuttack district in Odisha.
This step has been taken keeping in mind the ongoing Covid pandemic and the huge crowd that is expected to gather in the temple on the occasion of the holy month of ‘Kartika’.