Uttrakhand s Haridwar Imposes Corona Curfew After Kumbh Mela s Final Shahi Snan
Over 25,000 devotees and 1000 seers gather for the occasion of Kumbh Mela s last Shahi Snan following which Haridwar s district administration on Wednesday announced a curfew.
| 28 April 2021 10:07 AM GMT
Uttrakhand- On the holy occasion of Chitra Purnima, over 25,000 devotees and around 1,350 seers from various akharas gathered to take a holy dip in Brahmkund at Har Ki Pauri during the Kumbh Mela s final Shahi Snan (royal bath) on Tuesday.
Chitra Purnima is a holy day for the Hindu Community which is celebrated on a full moon day in the month of Chaitra, which is considered to be the first month of the year according to the Hindu calendar. It is a festival dedicated to Chitragupta, a Hindu god who is tasked with recording the good and bad deeds committed by humans by Yama, the Hindu god of death and the underworld. On this day, devotees take a dip in the river asking Chitragupta to redeem th
Shahi Snan
Shahi Snan Today s
shahi snan, the last of four, was held after Prime Minister Narendra Modi s appeal on April 18 to keep the Kumbh a symbolic affair and help protect people
Updated: April 27, 2021 10:44 pm IST
The mega Kumbh Mela began April 1 and is scheduled to run till April 30 (File)
Dehradun:
A curfew has been ordered in Uttarakhand s Haridwar from Wednesday - a day after the final
shahi snan (royal bath) of a mega Kumbh that has seen tens of thousands of devotees defy Covid protocol even as India fights a virus that has killed over 17,000 people in the past week alone.
Kumbh: People take holy dip in Ganga on Chitra Purnima ANI | Updated: Apr 27, 2021 13:12 IST
Haridwar (Uttarakhand) [India], April 27 (ANI): A large number of people took a holy dip in the Ganga river on the occasion of Chitra Purnima in the ongoing Kumbh Mela in Haridwar on Tuesday.
People were seen flouting COVID-19 regulations as they were not wearing face masks and were also not maintaining social distance.
The first Shahi Snan was held on March 11 on the occasion of Mahashivratri, while the second and third were held on April 12 and 14.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had appealed on April 17 that the Kumbh Mela should now only be symbolic amid the coronavirus crisis , stressing that it would give a boost to the fight against the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Kumbh Mela Devotees Flout COVID-19 Norms as they Gather for the Last Shahi Snan
The Kumbh Mela devotees openly flouted the COVID-19 norms as they gather for the last Shahi Snan in the holy Ganges during the auspicious day of the Chitra Purnima.
| 27 April 2021 12:58 PM GMT
Uttrakhand- On the holy occasion of Chitra Purnima, thousands of people gathered to take a holy dip in the river Ganga, the last Shahi Snan of the ongoing Kumbh Mela 2021 in Haridwar, Uttrakhand.
Chitra Purnima is a holy day for the Hindu Community which is celebrated on a full moon day in the month of Chaitra, which is considered to be the first month of the year according to the Hindu calendar. It is a festival dedicated to Chitragupta, a Hindu god who is tasked with recording the good and bad deeds committed by humans by Yama, the Hindu god of death and the underworld. On this day, devotees take a dip in the river asking Chitragupta to redeem them from their sins.