Light a diya at 9 pm on Sunday for 9 minutes: PM
Do not step out of your homes when you light lamps: PM
No candlelight marches, please. The PM clearly says: "I appeal to people to avoid gathering anywhere during this period (on 5th April at 9 pm). You don't have to go out on the streets and in the colonies, but do it from your doorsteps and balconies."
During the clanging of thalis, people came out en masse on the streets, even playing garba with their thalis, violating the whole purpose of social distancing.
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PHOTOS: Italy sparkles in 'flashmob of lights', latest show of coronavirus solidarity
Italy was lit up on Sunday night as people joined a 'flashmob of lights', the latest effort to show solidarity amid a nationwide lockdown.
Seeking ways to build community under restrictions that have placed a three-week ban on socializing, dining out or even leaving the house except for essentials, Italians have become creative in their efforts to greet neighbours without breaking quarantine rules.
In addition to singalongs from windows and balconies, which have now become a nightly occurrence, on Sunday night Italians were invited to switch off their lights and hold up mobile phones, torches and candles to create a twinkling 'flashmob of lights'.
Messages shared on social media called for the blackout to start at 9 pm, with the goal to make the hand-held light show visible from space.
That may have been a bit ambitious, but the effect was nonetheless beautiful.
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