Amid rising COVID-19 cases, lakhs take dip in Ganga on ‘shahi snan’
The Hindu
COVID-19 norms go for a toss as a large number of people converge at Haridwar
Amid rising coronavirus cases nationwide, a sea of saffron-clad seers and ash-smeared Nagas converged at Har Ki Pairi in Haridwar for a holy dip in the Ganga during the second shahi snan of the Kumbh Mela on Monday. Led by their `mahamandaleshwaras’, the sadhus from different akhadas took out “shobha yatras” through the main thoroughfare of the pilgrimage city to gather at Brahma Kund, Hari Ki Pairi for the shahi snan –- or the royal bath — on Somvati Amavasya. Marching barefoot to their destination, the seers took a dip in the river as they were showered with flower petals from helicopters arranged by the Uttarakhand government.More Related News