Over 3 million devotees take holy dip at Sangam on Maghi Purnima
The Maghi Purnima bathing also marks the conclusion of the month-long Kalpvas, during which devotees engage in worship, aarti, and charitable acts.
The Maghi Purnima bathing also marks the conclusion of the month-long Kalpvas, during which devotees engage in worship, aarti, and charitable acts.
Twitter users were all praise for the preparations made by the Yogi Adityanath Administration in Uttar Pradesh for the auspicious occasion. They were especially impressed by the helicopter-dropped flower petals on the pilgrims who took the sacred bath.
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.
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted 'partly cloudy sky with one or two spells of rain or thundershowers' for Saturday and next five days in Lucknow.
Lakhs of devotees took a dip in the Sangam on the last shahi snan (royal bath) at the Kumbh in the wee hours of Monday which coincided with the Hindu religious festival of Mahashivratri.
Accompanied by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the PM was seen performing the aarti and the ceremonial puja on the occasion.
The President and the PM took to micro-blogging site Twitter to greet the people over the festival celebrating the spring season.
Heavy security arrangements have been made to ensure that there is no untoward incident.
Lakhs of Hindu devotees took a dip in the Sangam on Monday on the occasion of Paush Poornima in what was the second ‘shahi snan’ (royal bath) of the ongoing Kumbh.
The Statesman lensman Shahnawaz Khan takes you on a visual journey though the last-minute preparations for Prayagraj Kumbh Mela 2019
