Pashupatinath temple bell in Madhya Pradesh rings after sensor detects people
Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh:
While temples were reopened in parts of India with strict rules to maintain social distance and avoid contact during the coronavirus era, a Madhya Pradesh temple used innovation to ensure that the devotees are not lacking too much.
A contactless bell has been installed in the famous Pashupatinath temple in Mandsaur. “It works on sensors,” the temple administration told ANI news agency.
The bell rings when it is able to detect the presence of people nearby and the faithful are apparently satisfied with the arrangement.
#WATCH Madhya Pradesh: a contactless bell was installed at the Pashupatinath temple in Mandsaur. The temple administration says: “It works on a proximity sensor (capable of detecting the presence of nearby objects without physical contact)”. # COVID-19[FEMALE[FEMININE (12.06.2020) pic.twitter.com/4ngoGDh0Mp
– ANI (@ANI) June 15, 2020
The contactless bell was allegedly developed by an elderly Muslim man to ensure compliance with the rule of physical non-contact, said Press Trust of India.
“When I saw that ‘azaan’ was allowed in mosques after the coronavirus lock was eased and religious places were opened for the faithful, I thought that people should also be allowed to ring bells in temples, “Nahru Khan Mev, 62, the man behind the sensor-driven bell told PTI on Sunday.
“Keeping this in mind, I obtained an Indore sensor and prepared a machine in my factory for about Rs 6,000 and presented the bell to the temple,” said Nahru Khan Mev.
The Pashupatinath temple opened its doors to devotees on June 8 after an interval of 76 days, like many places of worship across India.
Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said his government largely controls the spread of coronavirus in the state. He said that if 200 cases are reported daily, the same number of patients will also recover.
According to the Union’s Ministry of Health, there are more than 10,500 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Madhya Pradesh and 440 deaths.
