Madhya Pradesh Culture Minister Usha Thakur has stressed the need for adopting a Vedic lifestyle for protection against Covid19, and claimed that a havan (ritual burning) of a cow dung cake can keep a house sanitised for 12 hours.

While speaking during a function at the Indore Press Club, she said, "In order to combat the COVID-19 outbreak, Vedic lifestyle has its own role to play along with allopathy. The pandemic has sent out a message that we have to return to the Vedic lifestyle." Also, Mix ghee (clarified butter) made out of cow milk with rice. If you add this mixture on a cow dung cake during havans at the time of sunrise and sunset, then your place would remain sanitised for 12 hours, she added.

She said that her advice may appear strange to people, but this tip to keep houses sanitised was not imaginary.

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