Now that religious places are opening due to the relaxations amid Covid-19 guidelines, people are finding different and creative ways to maintain social distancing.
A man by the name of Nahru Khan has installed contactless bell at Pashupatinath Temple, Mandsaur. This bell has an automatic sensor in the temple bell in order to avoid physical contact.
MP: A man, Nahru Khan has installed contactless bell at Pashupatinath Temple, Mandsaur. He says “We listen to azan, so I thought clanging of bells should also be heard. It works on proximity sensor (able to detect presence of nearby objects without physical contact)”. #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/bjY13EqZk6
— ANI (@ANI) June 13, 2020
Nahru, who coincidently is a muslim man, talked about his idea and said,
I felt that there should be a way for people to able to ring the bell during the pandemic without touching it, so I installed this sensor. We listen to azan, so I thought clanging of bells should also be heard. It works on proximity sensor.
An automatic sensor in the Temple bell to avoid the physical contact of devotees. pic.twitter.com/uh2N1EXQpz
— chittaranjan Panda (@chittapanda1302) June 13, 2020
Netizens lauded this idea.
Really appreciable job and his thinking. I am not appreciating bcoz as Muslim he helped hindu .i appreciate bcoz his thinking is for society and usage of science.same thinking needs to develop in all indians, be above all religions ,avoid media n Political old dvide n rule
— skybird (@mail2gyaan) June 13, 2020
People like him need to be celebrated all over the place for their brilliant use of technology to bring in social harmony…
— Abirami Mohanraj (@abi_tweeting) June 13, 2020
A contactless bell for the devotees of Pashupatinath Temple, that can sound based on our gesture! Wow! https://t.co/9ziym0hvDL
What an idea! Thanks Sir! 🌸
— Vedant Digari (@VedantDigari) June 13, 2020
Very nice…& Thankyou sir 🙏
— Sonel Gupta (@sonel_gupta) June 13, 2020
Excellent work 👏👏👏
— Technocrat (@BNS_Shetty) June 13, 2020
This contactless bell was invented after temple authorities notified that people are not touching bells in the temple to avoid spread of the infection.