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Throwing caution to the wind amid rising cases of coronavirus, thousands of seers congregated on Wednesday at Har ki Pairi in Haridwar to take a dip in the Ganga during the third shahi snan of the Kumbh mela.
The royal bath marked Mesh Sankranti and Baisakhi, and fell two days after a similar convergence of sadhus and other devotees for the second shahi snan events where following social distancing norms appears almost impossible.
By noon between eight and 10 lakh people had take a bath in the river, Uttarakhand DGP Ashok Kumar, who was supervising the arrangements at Haridwar, said.
Updated Apr 14, 2021 | 16:37 IST
Social distancing norms were violated openly by the seers when they and their followers descended the steps at Haridwar s Har ki Pauri to wade into the river. Sadhus participate in the third shahi snan | Photo Credit: ANI
New Delhi: Throwing caution to the wind amid rising cases of coronavirus, thousands of seers congregated on Wednesday at Har ki Pauri in Haridwar to take a dip in the Ganga during the third shahi snan of the Kumbh mela.
The ‘royal bath’ marked Mesh Sankranti and Baisakhi, and fell two days after a similar convergence of sadhus and other devotees for the second shahi snan events where following social distancing norms appears almost impossible.
By noon, between eight and 10 lakh people took a bath in the river, Uttarakhand DGP Ashok Kumar, who was supervising the arrangements at Haridwar, said.
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