Not Delhi but Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi is also feeling he burnt of air pollution. The level of PM 2.5 in Varanasi’s air touched a high of 500 this week.
पर्यावरण की भयावह स्थिति को देखते हुए वाराणसी के सिगरा स्थित मंदिर में पुजारी हरीश मिश्रा और भक्तों ने बाबा भोलेनाथ समेत देवी दुर्गा और काली माता समेत साईं बाबा का पूजन कर मास्क पहनाया..#Varanasi #Pollution #VJpriyaJ pic.twitter.com/VyFOFdIhu5
— Priya Jain | پریا جان | પ્રિયા જૈન (@VJpriyaJ) November 5, 2019
The toxic air has not only created concerns for humans but Gods as well. The famous Shiv-Parvati temple in downtown Sigra, has covered the faces of idols of Lord Shiva, Goddess Durga, Goddess Kali and Sai Baba with pollution masks.
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Devotees say that they consider idols as living deities and take pains to make them happy and comfortable.
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