Makar Sakranti: Pilgrims Take Holy Dip At Gangasagar Amid Covid-19 Scare
The Calcutta High Court asked the government to encourage pilgrims to opt for e-snan to avoid crowding Sandipan Chatterjee/Outlook Outlook Web Bureau 2021-01-14T08:46:59+05:30 Makar Sakranti: Pilgrims Take Holy Dip At Gangasagar Amid Covid-19 Scare outlookindia.com 2021-01-14T09:50:22+05:30
At the Gangasagar Mela this year, thousands of pilgrims took the holy dip on the occasion of Makar Sakranti and offered prayers at the Kapil Muni temple in Kolkata on Thursday.
The timings of the holy dip this year is from 6.02 am on Thursday to 6.02 am on Friday, according to the Hindu calendar. Pilgrims from different parts of the country came out of their camps early in the morning, braving cold and fog, to undertake the holy rituals at the confluence of the Ganga and the Bay of Bengal.