Ban on bathing at Amma Mandapam

October 05, 2021 05:39 pm | Updated 05:39 pm IST - TIRUCHI

The Tiruchi district administration has banned people from congregating at Amma Mandapam bathing ghat and other places along the Cauvery to perform rituals and take a holy dip on the occasion of Mahalaya Amavasya on October 6.

Collector S. Sivarasu said the ban had been imposed to check the spread of COVID-19 and urged people to extend their cooperation.

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