Millions take holy dip in different rivers in UP on Ganga Dussehra
There was a huge crowd at the Ganga ghats of Prayagraj, Kanpur, Vindyachal, Varanasi and Garh Mukteshwar along with Saryu Ghat in Ayodhya and in other places.
There was a huge crowd at the Ganga ghats of Prayagraj, Kanpur, Vindyachal, Varanasi and Garh Mukteshwar along with Saryu Ghat in Ayodhya and in other places.
The Maghi Purnima bathing also marks the conclusion of the month-long Kalpvas, during which devotees engage in worship, aarti, and charitable acts.
As a mark of respect for the festival, the Yogi Adityanath Government showered flower petals from a helicopter to add to the enthusiasm of the devotees.
Makar Sankranti is a festival in the Hindu calendar, in which devotees make offerings to the deity Surya.
Heavy security arrangements have been made to ensure that there is no untoward incident.
"We were expecting about 10 lakh to come for the dip in the first half of the day, but the numbers have already crossed 16 lakh by 2 pm," an official told.
Security arrangements have been beefed up in the area by the state government as well as the Indian Coast Guard (ICG).
Thousands of devotees took the holy dip in the wee hours of Tuesday at Sangam on the occasion of Makar Sankranti marking the start of the Kumbh Mela.
Nearly 20 lakh devotees from across the country as well as from neighbouring Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh on Sunday took…
