Bhubaneswar, Aug 19: The commissionerate police has banned the use of disc jockeys (DJ) during Ganesh Puja celebrations in the twin cities-Bhubaneswar and Cuttack.
The Ganesh puja will be celebrated on September 7.
Police Commissioner Sanjeeb Panda and Bhubaneswar DCP Prateek Singh held separate meetings with the puja organizers.
In both meetings, the organisers have been asked not to use DJ music during the puja including idol immersion processions.
The idol immersion ceremony in Cuttack is scheduled for September 15, 22 and 29. The Puja committees have been asked to seek prior permission from the local police station seven days before, Panda said.
Similarly, the puja committees in Bhubaneswar will hold the immersion processions on September 8, 11 and 15, said DCP Singh.
