Chandigarh, Jun 11 (PTI) The solar eclipse fair, scheduled to be held in Haryana's Kurukshetra on June 21, will be a low-key religious ceremony this time due to COVID-19 pandemic, an official said on Thursday.

A simple religious ceremony is proposed on the bank of holy Brahma Sarovar in keeping with the ancient traditions, he said.

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Adhering to the guidelines issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the Haryana Government has decided that there will be no grand-scale solar eclipse fair this time, the official said in a statement.

Keeping in view various guidelines of the Centre and the state government for the coronavirus pandemic, he urged the people not to visit the fair for worshipping or taking a holy dip.

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During normal times, thousands of devotees from various parts of the country reach Kurukshetra on the occasion of the solar eclipse fair to take a holy dip in the Brahma Sarovar.

An annular solar eclipse will take place on June 21.

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