<span style="color: #222222;">Gudi Padwa, the Maharashtrian New Year, will be celebrated tomorrow. However, the celebrations will be dampened this year too due to the alarming rise in COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra. The state government has issued a list of guidelines to be followed during the Gudi Padwa celebrations this year. The government has urged the people for a low-key celebration from 7 am to 8 pm as there is a night curfew from 8 pm onwards. A gathering of more than five people has also been prohibited in public places from 7 am to 8 pm across the state. As per the guidelines, processions, bike rallies and prabhat pheris, which are traditionally organised to welcome the New Year, have also been banned. It further said that social distancing and other COVID-19 norms should be followed during celebrations.<br />'' <br />''<br />''In Gudi Padwa, the government has also urged the local administration to organise health camps, blood donation camps, camps to raise awareness about cleanliness, etc, with strict compliance to COVID-19 norms.</span><br />