Bhubaneswar, Oct. 27 -- Puri: Lord Jagannatha and his sibling deities Balabhadra and Subhadra will be adorned with Radha Damodara Besa (attire) in the Srimandir here on Tuesday marking the beginning of special rituals for the holy month of Kartika.

However the devotees will be deprived to have a darshan of the Lord in this unique attire as Covid-19 guidelines are in place.

During this period a large number of devotees especially widows (Habishialis) used to visit Puri to serve Lord and carry out their Kartika Brata. But this year they are saddened as they will not be able to observe the Brata in the Srimandir due to the pandemic protocol.

It is worth mentioning that Kartika is the holiest of all the months in the Hindu lunar calendar, ...