On Thursday, a Supreme Court bench led by Chief Justice SA Bobde stayed the chariot festival of Puri Jagannath Temple in Odisha due to Covid-19 pandemic. Citing the rapid spread of the coronavirus in India, Chief Justice Bobde declared, “Lord Jagannath will not forgive us [Supreme Court] if we allow this [festival].”
The decision to stay the festival came after the Odisha government told the court that it would be impossible to stop a congregation during the festival and that 10 lakh to 12 lakh people were expected to participate.
The court, in response, cited Article 25 of the Constitution, which says that health concerns are one of the reasonable restrictions to the right to religion.
On Monday, however, the court took a drastically different position. The Odisha government, which only a few days ago said a huge crowd could not be avoided and agreed to stay the festival, supported the claim of the head of the temple committee that it would indeed be possible to hold the event without a large congregation.
The Supreme Court then modified its June 18 order, removed the stay on the festival and imposed several restrictions for its conduct. Among the highlights of the festival are processions involving enormous...
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