Following 100 days of the completion of the BJP government in Delhi, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta took a holy dip in the River Ganga in Haridwar on Sunday and vowed to clean Yamuna so that people can take a holy dip in the river.
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, accompanied by her family, visited the sacred Har Ki Pauri ghat in Haridwar, Uttarakhand, on Sunday to offer prayers and take a holy dip in the revered waters of the Ganges.
Amid the ongoing Nautapa, devotees are thronging Ram Ki Paidi in Ayodhya, finding respite from the scorching heat while fulfilling their spiritual aspirations.
According to a release from the Uttarakhand Chief Minister's Office (CMO), thousands of devotees have so far taken a holy bath on the banks of the Alaknanda and Saraswati rivers.
The Saraswati Pushkaralu, a sacred river festival, commenced with a Ganapati puja at the Triveni Sangam in Kaleshwaram of Jayashankar Bhupalpally district on Thursday.
On Vaishakh Purnima, devotees gathered at Prayagraj's Sangam to take a holy dip and offer prayers. Many believe that bathing in the Ganga on this day brings blessings and fulfills wishes. Families also performed charity and pooja as part of the sacred rituals.
Mohini Ekadashi, celebrated on May 8 this year, is an important day for devotees, especially in the Vaishnav tradition. It is observed on the new moon day of the Shukla Paksha of the Hindu month of Vaisakha (April-May).
Mata Tirtha Aunsi or the Nepali Mothers' Day is a festival for mothers which falls on Nepali first month Baisakh (end of April/ early May) when thousands of devotees climb up the hill to reach the sacred pond and offer prayers.
The festival of Vaishakh Amavasya is being celebrated with great devotion and enthusiasm in Haridwar, drawing an enormous crowd of devotees. The Ganga ghats, including Har Ki Pauri, are bustling with people who have gathered from all over the country to take a holy dip in the Ganga.