Tourist spots, places of worship witness heavy footfall
Our Bureau
Published 01.01.21, 08:27 PM
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Tourists gather at the Hundru falls near Ranchi on Friday.
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Roads in the Jharkhand capital wore an almost deserted look on Friday as the state welcomed 2021 amid the coronavirus pandemic. Major parks parks and other amusement centres in the capital are still not allowed to reopen after the lockdown.
However, tourist destinations across the state remained crowded as people celebrated New Year’s Day.
At Hundru falls, a popular destination in Angara block, around 40km from Ranchi, tourism department officials pegged the turnout to around 30,000. Similar turnout of picnickers was witnessed at Johna falls too, located at a distance of about 5km from Hundru.
Temples and other places of worship across Ranchi, Dhanbad and Jamshedpur saw a generous amount of footfall as several residents, as well as people from outside the state, visited the locations to offer prayers on the first day of 2021.
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Kanke Dam in Ranchi, a popular tourist spot, remained deserted on Friday, as Ranchi District Administration barred picnickers from visiting the site.
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Devotees worship at a temple on the occasion of the New year's Day at Church Road in Ranchi, on Friday.
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Devotees worship Goddess Durga at a temple at Bariatu in Ranchi on Friday.
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Children indulge in some outdoor fun at Dimna near Jamshedpur on Friday.
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Picnickers at Dimna Lake near Jamshedpur on Friday.
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Rush of devotees at Beldih Kalibari in Bistupur, Jamshedpur, on Friday.
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Visitors flock at ppular picnic spot Topchanchi Lake in Dhanbad on Friday.
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Visitors take to boating at the Maithon Dam in Dhanbad on Friday.
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Picnickers enjoy scenic beauty at the Bhatinda Falls in Moonidih, Dhanbad, on Friday.
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Mass congregation at the St. Anthony Church in Dhanbad on Friday on the occasion of New Year's Day.
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Members of the Sikh community offer prayers at Bada Gurudwara in Dhanbad on Friday.
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Picnickers enjoy New Year's Day at City Park in Bokaro township on Friday.
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