Preparations for Magh Mela 2026 in Prayagraj are in full swing as authorities focus on two major bathing festivals, Makar Sankranti and Mauni Amavasya. With a rare astrological alignment after 75 years, the event is being termed Mahamagh Mela.
Amid the surge of COVID-19 cases across the country, devotees took a holy dip at the Har Ki Pauri ghat in Uttarakhand’s Haridwar on the occasion of the third ‘shahi snan’ in Kumbh on Wednesday.
With the chants of ‘Har Har Mahadev’ and ‘Ganga maiya ki jai’, sadhus of various akharas on Monday took a holy dip in River Ganga at Har Ki Pauri in Uttarakhand’s Haridwar on the occasion of the second ‘shahi snan’ during Kumbh.
On the occasion of Basant Panchami, the festival celebrating the spring season, President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday extended their greetings to people of the country.
The first ‘shahi snan’ for the akharas would be held on January 15 on the occasion of Makar Sankranti.
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