Amid rising heat on the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) over the ban on feeding pigeons at kabutarkhanas across Mumbai, members of the Jain community will hold a maha-pooja at the Dadar Jain temple on Tuesday afternoon. The event is intended to seek divine intervention in opposing the Maharashtra government's recent decision.

The maha-pooja is scheduled for 2.30 pm at the temple located at the Dadar kabutarkhana junction. About 450 members of the community are expected to attend. Sandeep Doshi, a trustee of the temple, told mid-day, “The pooja is open to all Jain devotees. However, the temple’s capacity is limited to 450 people. We expect many more to join.”

The decision comes a day after Maharashtra Minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha directed BMC Commissioner Bhushan Gagrani to find an amicable solution to the ban, keeping in mind the sentiments of animal overs and devotees. On Sunday, the Jain community also held a silent protest march from Azad Maidan to the Gateway of India.