On the last day of the year 2020, we take a look at how festival celebrations in Mumbai were a low-key affair due to the COVID crisis. From Parsis visiting fire temples to Govinda pathaks breaking Dahi Handi, the festivities were held in a subdued manner.
Updated On: 2020-12-31 10:41 AM IST
A Parsi family poses for a picture after visiting community halls and fire temples to offer prayers on the occasion of Navroz.
Photo: Ashish Raje
A boy plays with a sacrificial goat ahead of Bakr Eid, at Madanpura in South Mumbai.
Photo: Shadab Khan
Shopkeepers in Dharavi await customers ahead of Rakshabandhan that was celebrated on August 3 this year.
Photo: Suresh Karkera
A youngster from Jarimari Govinda Pathak, armed with a face mask, climbs on a ladder to break Dahi Handi while maintaining social distance, on the occasion of Gokulashtami in Mumbai.
Photo: Bipin Kokate
Devotees carry an idol of Lord Ganesha from a workshop in Thakur village in Kandivli.
Photo: Satej Shinde
A family from Mulund East immerses their Ganesha idol made of mud in a steel container during Ganesh Visarjan in Mumbai.
Photo: Sameer Markande
Muslims observe Muharram as they take out a peaceful and small procession amid tight police security from Bhendi Bazaar to the graveyard in Mazgaon in Mumbai.
Photo: Ashish Raje
Married women during the Sindoor Khela ceremony at Shivaji Park's Durga Puja celebration.
Photo: Pradeep Dhivar
A young girl lights up diyas on the eve of Diwali at Gorai in Borivli.
Photo: Satej Shinde
Devotees perform rituals in artificial ponds during Chhath Puja festival celebrations at Ekta Nagar in Kandivli.
Photo: Satej Shinde
Christians take part in a Mass on the eve of Christmas at Mount Mary Church in Bandra.
Photo: Shadab Khan
A man dressed as Santa Claus climbs on a tree and teases children who try to reach him for gifts, at Shivaji Park in Dadar West.
Photo: Sayyed Sameer Abedi
