The department said permission had not been given for the ritual.Īfter much uproar over the incident, after media picked up the issue, after videos of the event went viral organisers finally booked for violating lockdown and putting hundreds of people at risk.Īccording to the New Indian Express, Chittapur tahsildar Umakant Halle said the Siddalingeshwara Trust, which runs the temple, had “misguided” the taluk administration. After the videos caused a storm on Twitter, the district police registered a case against the temple trust.Īccording to The News Minute, the state government’s information department said the deputy commissioner of the district has been apprised of the situation and assured that necessary action will be taken. Initial reports suggested that despite the huge turnout, the police nor the district administration intervened. She said the village is just 4 kilometres from the Wadi town which has been sealed off. Sood added that t he chariot festival was held on Thursday morning despite both district officials and temple trust members “agreeing not to go ahead with the event”. Death toll in district now at 3 with 18 active cases /W圆uF31DXG Kalburgi reported d first #COVID19 death in d country.
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While there are many pulling the five-storey chariot along the road, a large crowd can also be seen walking alongside the chariot, as part of a procession.Ĭhittapur’s tehsildar accused the temple’s management of ‘misguiding’ the local administration.Ī village in Chittapur of Kalburgi – deemed hotspot for #COVID19– violates lockdown restrictions to host Siddhalingeswara chariot festival as 100s gather. A video tweeted out by Anusha Ravi Sood, a journalist for the New Indian Express, show devotees violating not just the lockdown but also social distancing norms. Kalaburagi has been deemed a COVID-19 hotspot and reported the first death in the country.Īccording to reports, the gathering was part of the Siddalingeshwara fair that is associated with a chariot festival held in Chittapur village. New Delhi: A chariot pulling ritual in the Kalaburagi district of Karnataka on Thursday saw the participation of many devotees who violating the lockdown imposed to contain the spread of COVID-19 in the country.