Directions to ban the movement of people were issued keeping in view the huge influx of people during the solar eclipse fair every year. As per local sadhus, they didn’t remember when was the last time that Brahma Sarovar wore a deserted look during the solar eclipse. PEOPLE WITNESS MAGNIFICENT ‘RING OF FIRE’People in Kurukshetra district witnessed the rare celestial event in which the Sun looked like a ring of fire. As seen from the Bhore Sayada village of the district, 98.95% of the sun was covered by the moon at 12:01 pm. Telescopes were installed by the department of science and technology at Bhore Sayada village and Brahma Sarovar in Kurukshetra district.

Source: Hindustan Times June 21, 2020 19:00 UTC