<span style="color: #222222;">The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai has issued guidelines for holding the upcoming Navratri festival that is set to begin on 17th. While the shine will be missing as the state has already announced that no garba or dandiya events will be allowed in view of the Covid pandemic, small scale celebrations by installing the goddess' idol in pandals has been allowed.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">AIR correspondent reports, Mumbai's Deputy Municipal Commissioner Harshad Kale has specially advised people to strictly follow the three golden rules – wear masks, follow social distancing and maintain hand hygiene while celebrating the upcoming Navratri and Dussehra festivities.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> <br />''In the guidelines issued by the Mumbai's civic body, people have been requested to install and worship metal or eco-friendly idols and avoid huge gatherings. While all processions have been banned, Navratri Pandals have been allowed to install idols, not higher than four feet while idols at homes must not be higher than two feet. Mumbai's civic body has asked pandals to arrange for online streaming of religious activities for the benefit of devotees and also to avoid crowding.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">In order to streamline the process  obtaining permissions, the civic body has said that it will consider the police and traffic permissions that were granted to mandals last year as valid for this year too, provided the mandals affirm that they will strictly follow COVID related guidelines and protocol.</span><br />''