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Why Schools remains open on Sundays here?

In Deogaon Circle in Keonjhar district, schools remain open on Sunday and Monday is observed as a weekly holiday here.

Student of a primary school in Keonjhar district
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Published : Aug 3, 2019, 3:06 PM IST

Anandpur: Everywhere Sunday is a holiday for schools, courts and other government offices while Monday happens to be a working day for these institutions in Deogaon Circle. However, government rules are different in the Keonjhar district of Odisha where Monday is observed as a weekly holiday. This may sound unusual, but this a regular practice for the students here.

Not only one or two schools, as many as 42 primary schools in Deogaon Circle function during morning hours on Sunday, which is a normal holiday elsewhere.

For a long time, these schools remain open on Sundays while they observe Monday as a holiday. This happens to be an exception to prevalent government rules because of the local weekly market and heavy congregation in the ‘Mahadev’ (Lord Shiva) temple at Kushaleswar.

According to the teachers here, normal official rules had been changed keeping in view the safety of students and adverse impact on their studies due to the excessive gathering of people and noise at these places. AS per the directives of the High Court, schools in the area observe a weekly holiday on Monday instead of Sundays.

The Kushaleswar temple at Deogaon is the oldest Shiva temple of the district. This famous 40 ft high shrine was built by Emperor Jajati Keshari. He had also constructed a very high river embankment like the one on River Kathajori at Cuttack to save the temple from the ravages of Kusei river.

Kushaleswar happens to be the presiding deity for the people of nearby six panchayats.

A large number of devotees gather here every Monday to pay their obeisance to Lord Mahadev. A weekly market also opens for the devotees.

The teachers, parents and students have never complained in this regard.

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Anandpur: Everywhere Sunday is a holiday for schools, courts and other government offices while Monday happens to be a working day for these institutions in Deogaon Circle. However, government rules are different in the Keonjhar district of Odisha where Monday is observed as a weekly holiday. This may sound unusual, but this a regular practice for the students here.

Not only one or two schools, as many as 42 primary schools in Deogaon Circle function during morning hours on Sunday, which is a normal holiday elsewhere.

For a long time, these schools remain open on Sundays while they observe Monday as a holiday. This happens to be an exception to prevalent government rules because of the local weekly market and heavy congregation in the ‘Mahadev’ (Lord Shiva) temple at Kushaleswar.

According to the teachers here, normal official rules had been changed keeping in view the safety of students and adverse impact on their studies due to the excessive gathering of people and noise at these places. AS per the directives of the High Court, schools in the area observe a weekly holiday on Monday instead of Sundays.

The Kushaleswar temple at Deogaon is the oldest Shiva temple of the district. This famous 40 ft high shrine was built by Emperor Jajati Keshari. He had also constructed a very high river embankment like the one on River Kathajori at Cuttack to save the temple from the ravages of Kusei river.

Kushaleswar happens to be the presiding deity for the people of nearby six panchayats.

A large number of devotees gather here every Monday to pay their obeisance to Lord Mahadev. A weekly market also opens for the devotees.

The teachers, parents and students have never complained in this regard.

Also Read: Protest against NMC Bill: Emergency services resume at hospitals, other depts remain affected

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Why Schools remain open on Sundays while Mondays are treated as  holidays ?



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Anandpur: Everywhere Sunday is a holiday  for offices, schools, courts and other government establishments while Monday happens to be a working day for these institutions. However, the government rules are different here. This may sound unusual, but this a fact here. Not only one or two schools, as many as 42 primary schools in Deogaon Circle  in Keonjhar district function during morning hours on Sunday, which is a normal holiday elsewhere. Let us know about this unusual practice and for what reason. A special report of ETV in this connection:



Not a month or year, but  since a long time these schools remain open on Sundays while they observe Monday as a holiday. This happens to be an exception to prevalent government rules because of the local weekly market and heavy congregation in the ‘Mahadev’ (Lord Shiva) temple at Kushaleswar. According to the teachers here, normal official rules had been changed  keeping in view the  safety of students  and adverse impact on their studies due to  excessive gathering of  people and noise at these two places. It is pointed out that this practice of schools remaining open on Sundays during morning hours and Monday being treated as a holiday is being followed here as per a directive of the High Court.



The Kushaleswar temple at Deogaon is the oldest Shiva temple of the district. This famous 40 ft. high shrine was built by Emperor Jajati Keshari. He had also constructed a very high river embankment like the one on River Kathajori at Cuttack to save the temple from the ravages of Kusei  river.



Kushaleswar happens to be the presiding deity for the people of nearby six panchayats. Large number of devotees gather here every Monday to pay their obeisance to Lord Kushaleswar.  Besides a weekly market sits at Deogaon on Mondays where the people from far and near  make their purchases and sell their goods of daily use. Because of this reason,  all the primary schools under Deogaon  Circle  remain open on Sundays while they observe Monday as a holiday.



There is no government circular regarding closure of schools on Mondays and classes being held on Sundays. However, the system is prevalent here for last several years. There is also no complaint from students, teachers as also the guardians in this regard.


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