Guru Purnima is being celebrated with great fervour across all states on July 21. It is a religious festival dedicated to offering respect to all the spiritual and academic gurus. Devotees in Uttarakhand’s Haridwar took a holy dip in the Ganga river on the occasion. Watch to know more!
Taking a holy dip in River Ganga, donating and performing virtues on the day of Mauni Amavasya is considered very auspicious.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath also performed ‘puja' on the banks of Sangam and later participated in a photo session at the ‘selfie point'. A video of the chief minister taking a holy dip was posted on Twitter.
Around 50 lakh pilgrims from different parts of the country, and neighboring Bangladesh and Nepal, took a holy dip on the confluence of the Ganga and the Bay of Bengal on the occasion of Makar Sankranti.
Thousands of devotees from various parts of the country and abroad took a holy dip in the 'sarovar' (pond) on Thursday morning in Haryana's Kurukshetra despite the chilly weather during the solar eclipse, officials said.
Lakhs of devotees took a holy dip in the Ganga at Har ki Pauri here on Monday on the occasion of 'Somvati Amavasya'.
The state government has made artificial tubs for the devotees to take bath in hot spring waters.
With prayers on their lips, the devotees jostled for space since early hours to take a dip in the holy water at Ganga Sagar, also known as 'Sagardwip'.
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