“The devotees of Russia and Ukraine along with other nationalities cooked ‘bhog’ for Lord Jagannath. They danced and sang together holding hands in front of the Lord," Das said. At Mayapur in Nadia district, the global headquarters of ISKCON, around 25,000 devotees, including foreign nationals from 90 countries, took part in the festival.?ISKCON Mayapur spokesperson Subrata Saha said, "The celebrations are reminiscent of 2019 and earlier days. Considering the spike in Covid-19 cases, we repeatedly urged the devotees to wear masks and our volunteers also asked them to follow the Covid safety protocols."