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Lakhs take dip in Yamuna on third and last shahi snan day in Vrindavan Kumbh
Lakhs take dip in Yamuna on third and last shahi snan day in Vrindavan Kumbh
Lakhs of people took bath at various stretches of the Yamuna river amid a heavy security arrangement with police and security on the third and last day for the ‘shahi snan’ in the Vrindavan Kumbh in Mathura.
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UPDATED: March 14, 2021 08:08 IST
While divers patrolled the river in motorboats, drones hovered over the river to keep an eye over the bathing crowd as part of the security arrangement. (Photo: PTI)
Lakhs of people, including Uttar Pradesh minister Srikant Sharma, took holy dips in the Yamuna on Saturday, the third and last day for the ‘shahi snan’ in the Vrindavan Kumbh in Mathura.
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Hema Malini said since the state government has made commendable arrangements for the Kumbh, she would request the CM to tackle the problem of pollution in the river as they would not like to annoy noted saints on the issue.
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Mathura MP Hema Malini on Tuesday said she will request Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to take necessary steps to reduce pollution in the Yamuna before the next shahi snan during the Vrindavan Kumbh. The BJP MP told reporters that she will request the chief minister for the discharge of more Ganga water into the Yamuna during the second and third shahi snan on March 9 and 13, respectively.
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A large number of saints returned from Vrindavan without taking part in the bathing ritual after seeing the state in which the Yamuna was at the time of the Kumbh Shahi Snan .
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UPDATED: March 3, 2021 00:53 IST
Devotees, sadhus taking part in a procession on the first Shahi Snan of Kumbh Purva Vaishnav Baithak in Vrindavan near Mathura, Uttar Pradesh on February 27, 2020 (Photo Credits: PTI)
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