Year-ender 2020: COVID-19 shadows celebration of festivals in Mumbai

Updated On: 31 December, 2020 10:41 AM IST |

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.

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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

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A boy plays with a sacrificial goat ahead of Bakr Eid, at Madanpura in South Mumbai.

Photo: Shadab Khan

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Shopkeepers in Dharavi await customers ahead of Rakshabandhan that was celebrated on August 3 this year.

Photo: Suresh Karkera

<p>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.</p>
<p>Photo: Bipin Kokate</p>

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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

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Devotees carry an idol of Lord Ganesha from a workshop in Thakur village in Kandivli.

Photo: Satej Shinde

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A family from Mulund East immerses their Ganesha idol made of mud in a steel container during Ganesh Visarjan in Mumbai.

Photo: Sameer Markande

<p>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.</p>
<p>Photo: Ashish Raje</p>

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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

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Married women during the Sindoor Khela ceremony at Shivaji Park`s Durga Puja celebration.

Photo: Pradeep Dhivar

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A young girl lights up diyas on the eve of Diwali at Gorai in Borivli.

Photo: Satej Shinde

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Devotees perform rituals in artificial ponds during Chhath Puja festival celebrations at Ekta Nagar in Kandivli.

Photo: Satej Shinde

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Christians take part in a Mass on the eve of Christmas at Mount Mary Church in Bandra.

Photo: Shadab Khan

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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

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