Subdued Eid celebrations in Lucknow as people stay away from mosques


PTI | Lucknow | Updated: 25-05-2020 19:22 IST | Created: 25-05-2020 19:22 IST

Subdued Eid celebrations in Lucknow as people stay away from mosques
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Subdued celebrations marked Eid-ul-Fitr in Uttar Pradesh's capital Lucknow on Monday with people keeping away from mosques and celebrating the day in the confines of their homes.      Noted clerics had urged people to follow social distancing due to the coronavirus pandemic.     A prominent Muslim cleric of Lucknow, Maulana Khalid Rashid Farangi Mahali, said, "We had asked people to offer prayers at their homes."        Speaking after the special prayers by a handful of people at the local Idgah, the Lucknow cleric said unlike previous years, the ground is lacking the excitement associated with the festival

But keeping in view the coronavirus pandemic, the call had to be given, he said.   A couple of people who offered namaz at the Idgah in the morning were seen wearing masks and maintained social distancing as police personnel in large numbers were deployed there and traffic movement was restricted.    At some places, notices were pasted outside mosques, urging people to offer prayers at home due to the pandemic. For the food lovers too the festivities were lacklustre with meat items missing in the markets. The streets which used to remain crowded during the festival were largely empty.       Unlike past years, even the pre-Eid activities on Sunday were different as the otherwise busy markets of Aminabad, Nazirabad, Fatehganj, La Touche Road and Kaisarbagh wore a deserted look.

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