Hanuman Jayanti to be a quiet affair in Nagpur

NAGPUR: Hanuman Jayanti often entails big celebrations with shobhayatras and people standing in queue to offer prayers. This year it will be a quiet affair as temples are shut and holding mass processions is prohibited due to corona lockdown.
On this day, devotees of Lord Hanuman seek his protection and blessings. They flock to temples to worship and make offerings.People also celebrate by reciting various devotional hymns and prayers like Hanuman Chalisa and reading scriptures like the Ramayana.
Hanuman Jayanti is an important festival among Hindus. Lord Hanuman is an ardent devotee of Lord Ram. The famous Ram Nagar Hanuman Mandir will have an assembly of only five people. Three priests along with Ajay Dabir, trustee, and his wife will perform abhishek in the morning around 4.45 am. This temple is having an open premises, hence viewers can see from outside but going inside is not allowed.
“A small pooja and abhishek will be performed by the priest. No mahaprasad or procession will be organized,” said Ravi Waghmare, president Pashchim Nagpur Nagrik Mandal. Devotees will recite Hanuman Chalisa and avoid stepping out of homes.
The old Telangkhadi temple will also remain shut. Only a small pooja will be offered with limited people. All the small temples in the city too will remain quiet. There will be no mass celebrations and distribution of Mahaprasad. Shantanu Bokade, who resides near the Rameshwari Hanuman Mandir, said, “Me along with the other members of the temple will only perform a small pooja in the morning. We wont allow any devotee to enter the temple,” he said.