Lakhs take holy dip at Sangam on Maaghi Purnima
Around 20 lakh devotees took a dip in the waters of the holy Sangam here on Sunday on the occasion of Maaghi Purnima, officials said.Sangam is the confluence of three rivers the Ganga, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati.There was a crowd of people from 4 am itself.
- Country:
- India
Around 20 lakh devotees took a dip in the waters of the holy Sangam here on Sunday on the occasion of ''Maaghi Purnima'', officials said.
Sangam is the confluence of three rivers — the Ganga, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati.
''There was a crowd of people from 4 am itself. By noon, around 20 lakh people have taken a dip at Sangam. Many people had reached the venue on Saturday night itself,'' an official said.
Senior Superintendent of Police (Magh Mela) Rajiv Narayan Mishra said that over 5,000 personnel were posted at the venue for security arrangements. River ambulance and floating police outpost were also been arranged, he said.
The next 'snaan' of the Maagh Mela will take place on February 18 on the occasion of Mahashivratri, and with that, the Maagh Mela will conclude.
(This story has not been edited by Devdiscourse staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
- READ MORE ON:
- Saraswati
- Ganga
- Mahashivratri
- Maaghi Purnima''
- Maagh Mela
- Rajiv Narayan Mishra
- Yamuna
ALSO READ
Gangaur Mata royal procession taken out in Rajasthan's Jaipur
Manish Malhotra joins foreign diplomats for Ganga Aarti at Varanasi
Four children drown while bathing in Ganga in UP's Unnao
LS polls: Sivaganga to witness three-cornered contest between BJP, Cong, AIADMK; voting on April 19
NGT Directs Prompt Demarcation of Ganga's Floodplain in Uttar Pradesh