Villagers in Varanasi turn to Dih Baba, goddesses and rituals to ward off COVID-19
19 May 2021 In an attempt to ward off the COVID-19 virus, a woman prays at a neem tree in the yard of her house, in Varanasi’s Meera Sona Talaab locality, on 10 May 2021. As the pandemic takes a heavy toll in rural Uttar Pradesh, villagers have turned to local deities for protection in the absence of adequate healthcare infrastructure. Vijay Vineet In an attempt to ward off the COVID-19 virus, a woman prays at a neem tree in the yard of her house, in Varanasi’s Meera Sona Talaab locality, on 10 May 2021. As the pandemic takes a heavy toll in rural Uttar Pradesh, villagers ...
Source: caravanmagazine.in