Gujarat Government announces official guidelines for upcoming festivals

3.  In areas other than the containment zone, social, educational, sports, recreational, cultural activities, religious, political ceremonies and other congregation / large gatherings may be organized subject to the following conditions.  (1) Physical distancing with a distance of 5 feet and floor marking should be done for it.  (3) The face should be properly covered at all times during the entire ceremony.  (2) Convenience of thermal scanning, oximeter (with sanitizer) should be provided.  Stage, mic, speaker as well as chairs will have to be sanitized periodically.  (3) Hand wash, sanitizer facilities must be implemented by all.  (3) There will be a complete ban on snoring during the ceremony as well as consumption of pan-masala, gutkha.  (3) It is advisable that adult citizens above 6 years of age, children under 10 years of age, pregnant women as well as persons suffering from other ailments should not participate in such ceremonies.  (2) It is advisable to use Arogya Setu app.  (2) Care should be taken to maintain a distance of 5 feet on all four sides of the chair while arranging seating.  (2) In such cases, if tea-breakfast, meal is arranged, it should be kept in a separate hall / place and not at the ceremony place.  Care should be taken to ensure that no more than 50 persons are assembled at a time and a distance of 5 feet is maintained between persons during seating arrangements. (10) Necessary arrangements should be made for immediate availability of medical facilities during all the programs.  3, in closed places such as halls, hotels, banquet halls, restaurants, auditoriums, community halls, town halls, caste farms etc. Social, educational, sports, entertainment, cultural activities, religious, political ceremonies and other congregations / large  The following instructions should be followed when organizing a gathering.

1) Not more than 50% of the capacity of the venue, but the ceremony / event can be organized within the limit of maximum 500 persons.  (3) In case of other celebrations like wedding / reception, 50% of the capacity of the space or 100 persons whichever is less.  (2) SOP issued by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on 05.05.20.20 Order No. 228015/19/2020 –

regarding SOPs regarding religious places, malls, restaurants, hotels, hospitality units.  Will be able to implement.  (3) CPWD guidelines for air conditioning / ventilation shall be followed.  .  The following instructions should be followed when organizing social, educational, sports, recreational, cultural activities, religious and other congregation at party plots, open grounds, common plots of society or other open spaces.  (1) Social Events:In case of other celebrations like wedding / reception, 50% of the capacity of the place or 100 persons whichever is less, અંતિમ There will be a maximum limit of 100 persons in the last posthumous act / ritual.  (2) Celebration of Navratri: (1) No Garba of any kind including public or street garba can be organized in the state, (2) During Navratri, Garbi / idol can be installed, worshiped and Aarti can be done in public with prior approval of local administration, (3) Photos in the program  Or the idol cannot be touched and the offerings cannot be distributed.  A maximum of 200 persons will not be allowed to gather in the Pooja and Aarti program with compliance with all the conditions mentioned in the above 5.  The duration of this program will be one hour only.  (2) Festivals Celebrations / Religious Programs: (1) Garba, Durga Puja, Dussehra, Eid-e-Milad Utni, Sharad Purnima, Diwali, Besatu Varsha, Bhai Beej, New Year celebrations and related religious puja at home by family members  It is advisable to stay together.  (3) Prior approval of the local administration will be required for public celebration of upcoming festivals.  (2) Pooja and Aarti can be done in open spaces.  But, photos or statues cannot be touched.  In such a case, a maximum of 500 persons cannot be collected with compliance with all the conditions of Mercury-2.  The duration of this program will be one hour only.

But mass events like fairs, rallies, exhibitions, Ravana Dahan, Ramlila, Shobhayatra, Garba and Snehmilan where large numbers of people are likely to gather will be prohibited.

2) Prasad cannot be distributed during the above programs.  9.  During all the above programs / celebrations, the Order No. of the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare dated 05.03.2030: 228015/19/2020 – EMR (PT) and its follow-up, the Order No. of the Home Department dated 08.05.2050: Vs.  All obligations to strictly implement the SOP issued by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare