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Naga Sadhus (Hindu holy men) take a holy dip in the waters of the Ganges River
HARIDWAR/NEW DELHI/PRAYAGRAJ: Hours after PM Narendra Modi appealed to its chief Avadheshanand Giri to wind up the rest of the Maha Kumbh Mela in Haridwar, Juna akhada the largest of the 13 sects of seers in the country pulled out of the religious festival.
Juna is the third akhada, after Niranjani and Anand, to withdraw from the event, scheduled to continue till April 30, citing concerns about Covid-19, and its decision was quickly followed by pullout calls by two other fellow Shaivite akhadas Avahan and Agni.
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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.