Devotees have been flocking the Magh Mela area since morning and around 6.5 lakh people, including children and the elderly, had taken bath in the river by 6 pm, an official of the annual religious event said.
"There will be a complete ban on Makar Sakranti celebration/holy dip on January 14 in view of a new variant of COVID-19 i.e., Omicron," the District Magistrate's order states.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Kashi Vishwanath corridor in Varanasi and began his address to the seers present for the occasion with chants of ‘Har Har Mahadev’..
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Kashi Vishwanath corridor in Varanasi and began his address to the seers present for the occasion with chants of ‘Har Har Mahadev’..