Siddhivinayak Temple To Ban Coconut, Garlands, ‘Prasad’ For Safety Causes

Mumbai:

The administration of Mumbai’s well-known Siddhivinayak temple devoted to Lord Ganesha on Friday stated it is not going to permit coconuts, garlands and ‘prasad’ for choices from Might 11 for safety causes.

The temple positioned in Prabhadevi space of south Mumbai is a well-liked spiritual web site that draws numerous devotees.

Shree Siddhivinayak Ganapati Mandir Belief’s chairman Sada Sarvankar stated 1000’s of individuals go to the temple on a regular basis and it’s on the hit record of terrorists. A senior police official held a gathering with the belief lately.

“We get many advisories from the federal government in addition to the police. Of the protection measures, they stated the coconuts which might be provided to Lord Ganesh usually are not detected throughout safety screening and this might result in hazard. The prasad might be poisoned. To keep away from this, we is not going to permit garlands and coconut to be provided to the deity in the interim,” he stated.

The measure, he stated, is a brief one contemplating the hostilities between India and Pakistan.

Mr Sarvankar stated the temple belief spoke to flower distributors outdoors the temple who requested to start out the initiative from Might 11 in order that they’ll end their present inventory.

The previous Shiv Sena MLA additionally stated the temple belief can also be making an attempt to see if it may make accessible flowers and ‘durva’ grass, believed to be the favorite of Lord Ganesha, for devotees in order that they’ll supply it to the deity.

He stated in an enhanced safety measure, the belief can even recruit 20 retired armed forces personnel and they are going to be armed. Security of devotees is the duty of the police and the temple belief, Mr Sarvankar stated.

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