Apart from personnel of paramilitary forces, around 100 swimmers were also deployed on ghats to keep a strict vigil and tackle any incident.
PRAYAGRAJ: The annual religious congregation Magh Mela came to a close at the Sangam with lakhs of devotees taking the holy dip on the last snan on Mahashivratri on Thursday. This also ended the 57 days of austerity and spirituality on the banks of the Ganga.
The Magh Mela, which began on January 14 amidst strict implementation of Covid-19 protocol, also witnessed mammoth Covid sampling drive, screening at entry gates and millions of devotees and pilgrims arriving on the banks of Ganga from different parts of the country to seek salvation and earn punya.
Prayagraj: After a spate of Covid-19 cases on Magh Mela campus, prominent seers, saints and Dandi sanyasis have issued a set of special operating procedures (SOPs) for devotees staying in camps and ashrams to contain the spread of the infection.
This comes after 48 pilgrims tested positive for Covid-19 in the past four days. As many as 32 devotees were found infected on Monday alone.
On Paush Purnima, ‘kalpwasis’ were allowed to enter the camps of prominent seers and Dandi swamis only after they showed their Covid negative test reports.
Swami Brahmashram Maharaj, national president of Akhil Bharatiya Dandi Sanyasi Parishad told TOI, “Apart from restricting the entry of ‘kalpwasis’ without Covid negative test reports on Charkhi Dadri Ashram campus, devotees and visitors have been asked to follow safety protocols.”
On Paush Purnima, ‘kalpwasis’ were allowed to enter the camps of prominent seers and Dandi swamis only after they showed their Covid negative test reports.
PRAYAGRAJ: After a spate of Covid-19 cases on Magh Mela campus, prominent seers, saints and Dandi sanyasis have issued a set of special operating procedures (SOPs) for devotees staying in camps and ashrams to contain the spread of the infection.
This comes after 48 pilgrims tested positive for Covid-19 in the past four days.
On Paush Purnima, ‘kalpwasis’ were allowed to enter the camps of prominent seers and Dandi swamis only after they showed their Covid negative test reports.