<p>Mantralaya Sri Raghavendra Swamy Mutt pontiff Sri Subudhendra Theertha Swami said that Tungabhadra Nadi Pushkara Mela will be held from November 20 to December 1.</p>.<p>Addressing a press conference at Mantralaya Mutt, he said all arrangements are being made at the bathing ghats of the Tungabhadra river for the devotees. </p>.<p>He said 25,000 devotees are expected to take a holy bath in the Pushkara Punya Kala from 6 am to 6 pm every day. The mutt’s lodges have been readied for the devotees. Food and drinking water would be provided to them, he added.</p>.<p>The seer said the devotees need not panic about Covid-19. But they should maintain social distancing, wear masks and follow sanitisation rules of the mutt. Police will control the crowds on the banks of the river, he said. </p>.<p>He said the mutt saw an income loss of Rs 67 crore due to the lockdown. However, the devotees are giving donations now, he added.</p>
<p>Mantralaya Sri Raghavendra Swamy Mutt pontiff Sri Subudhendra Theertha Swami said that Tungabhadra Nadi Pushkara Mela will be held from November 20 to December 1.</p>.<p>Addressing a press conference at Mantralaya Mutt, he said all arrangements are being made at the bathing ghats of the Tungabhadra river for the devotees. </p>.<p>He said 25,000 devotees are expected to take a holy bath in the Pushkara Punya Kala from 6 am to 6 pm every day. The mutt’s lodges have been readied for the devotees. Food and drinking water would be provided to them, he added.</p>.<p>The seer said the devotees need not panic about Covid-19. But they should maintain social distancing, wear masks and follow sanitisation rules of the mutt. Police will control the crowds on the banks of the river, he said. </p>.<p>He said the mutt saw an income loss of Rs 67 crore due to the lockdown. However, the devotees are giving donations now, he added.</p>