<p>The city’s iconic Karaga festival was reduced to mere symbolism on Tuesday, as the Covid-19 situation spun out of control and the city went into a lockdown.</p>.<p>Deputy Commissioner J Manjunath had recently issued orders cancelling the festival in view of the disease spreading rapidly, forcing organisers to keep the proceedings symbolic.</p>.<p>People would converge in thousands to the Dharmarayaswamy temple in Tigalarpet where a carnival-like procession would take place. The restrictions, however, reduced the festival to the special puja at the temple witnessed by a few, some traditional rituals and the circumambulation of the temple.</p>
<p>The city’s iconic Karaga festival was reduced to mere symbolism on Tuesday, as the Covid-19 situation spun out of control and the city went into a lockdown.</p>.<p>Deputy Commissioner J Manjunath had recently issued orders cancelling the festival in view of the disease spreading rapidly, forcing organisers to keep the proceedings symbolic.</p>.<p>People would converge in thousands to the Dharmarayaswamy temple in Tigalarpet where a carnival-like procession would take place. The restrictions, however, reduced the festival to the special puja at the temple witnessed by a few, some traditional rituals and the circumambulation of the temple.</p>