<p>An all-religion prayer meet was organised at the Sabarmati Ashram here on Friday morning on the occasion of 151st birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi with only a handful of people attending the event due to the coronavirus outbreak.</p>.<p>In view of the pandemic, only a limited number of Ashram residents attended the prayer meet held in premises of the Sabarmati Ashram, also called the Gandhi Ashram, said its director Atul Pandya.</p>.<p>The Ashram, currently closed for visitors due to the pandemic, was the home of Mahatma Gandhi between 1917 and 1930 and closely linked with India's freedom struggle.</p>.<p>It is managed by the Sabarmati Ashram Preservation and Memorial Trust.</p>.<p>"We have an old tradition of organising an all-religion prayer meet on Gandhi Jayanti. Normally, citizens and students are invited to attend it.</p>.<p>"But this time, due to coronavirus, only a few Ashram residents were allowed to attend the prayer meet," said Pandya.</p>.<p>He said all Covid-19-related protocols and social distancing norms were followed at the prayer meet and no other event was scheduled at the Ashram on Friday.</p>.<p>The trust website telecast the prayer meet live so that others could attend it virtually, he said. </p>
<p>An all-religion prayer meet was organised at the Sabarmati Ashram here on Friday morning on the occasion of 151st birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi with only a handful of people attending the event due to the coronavirus outbreak.</p>.<p>In view of the pandemic, only a limited number of Ashram residents attended the prayer meet held in premises of the Sabarmati Ashram, also called the Gandhi Ashram, said its director Atul Pandya.</p>.<p>The Ashram, currently closed for visitors due to the pandemic, was the home of Mahatma Gandhi between 1917 and 1930 and closely linked with India's freedom struggle.</p>.<p>It is managed by the Sabarmati Ashram Preservation and Memorial Trust.</p>.<p>"We have an old tradition of organising an all-religion prayer meet on Gandhi Jayanti. Normally, citizens and students are invited to attend it.</p>.<p>"But this time, due to coronavirus, only a few Ashram residents were allowed to attend the prayer meet," said Pandya.</p>.<p>He said all Covid-19-related protocols and social distancing norms were followed at the prayer meet and no other event was scheduled at the Ashram on Friday.</p>.<p>The trust website telecast the prayer meet live so that others could attend it virtually, he said. </p>