Ollywood actors celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi at home

Sandip.Bal@timesgroup.com

It’s Ganesh Chaturthi today. But like Ratha Yatra, the government has restricted public celebration of the auspicious festival keeping in view the

Covid-19

pandemic. In such a scenario, people are celebrating the festival at home with their family members and friends.

Odia

celebrities also have similar plans. After all, no

pandemic

can limit devotion. Read on to know their plans for Ganesh Chaturthi.



We have a permanent Ganesh idol at home: Pupul Bhuyan, actress

This year, unlike earlier times, we can’t go out to celebrate. So, we are having

Ganesh puja

at our place. We have a permanent idol at home



We will be praying to an idol I made: Swaraj Barik, actor

I always celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi. Though we can’t go to attend any community celebration this year, we will have puja at home. We will be praying to an idol I made using flour dough



I’ll miss the puja pandals near our home this year: Partha Sarathi Ray, actor

I used to visit Ganesh puja pandals near our house and will miss that, as this year, that won’t be possible. We will have a quiet celebration at home



Devotion and prayers are the needs of the hour: Akash Dasnayak, actor-politician

We will have puja at home. This is the beauty of this festival that we can have our own puja. Devotion and prayers are the needs of the hour