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COVID-19 impact variation in rural and urban mindsift: Navratri prespective

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  After a fearsome battle of goddess Durga and Mahisasur, with the defeat of the devil, resulting in the celebration of Navratri festival. The festival is been celebrated over decades from the time one can trace. Human on individual level follows a similar pattern, which over time becomes in-voluntary as over years you have been doing it continuously, we can improvise it but can never be changed. Navratri celebration can be considered in a similar light, but has urban and rural has a different approach towards it, especially due to COVID-19. The year 2020, can be considered as COVID year, India after the emergency has never witnessed such extended lockdown. We Indians have understood, feared, and still incorporating social distancing, but with the second largest population, it seems a bit challenging. Sparkling headlight, the sheer number of devotee walking from one pandal to another was a mesmerizing view during Navratri, irrespective of the pandal location. Most of us mig...