Maharashtra's home department has issued guidelines for the ensuing Eid Al Adha which will be celebrated on 21st of this month.<br />''<br />'' Due to the COVID-19 pandemic all the religious places in the state are closed, as a reason the state government has appealed people not to congregate at Eidgah or public places to offer prayers.<br />''<br />''The government has further appealed people to offer the prayers only at their homes. AIR correspondent reports, ahead of the upcoming Eid-Al Adha, also called as Bakri Eid, the Maharashtra government has issued guidelines asking people to book sacrificial animals online or over the telephone as all animal markets will be shut, adding that 'qurbani' should preferably be symbolic.<br />''<br />''The guidelines issued by the state home department says that there is a ban in place on all religious programmes and people should offer "namaz" in their homes and not in mosques and the festivities should be downsized.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">It further said that there will be no relaxation in restrictions for Eid as stated in the 'Break the Chain' order by the state government, and people are directed not to congregate in public places on the day of the festival.</span><br />