Devotees thronged the Prayag Ghat in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi and took a holy dip into the river Ganga on Sunday morning on the occasion of Magh Purnima, the full moon night in the Magha month of the Hindu calendar.
Highlighting the country's development strides and cultural heritage, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said India cannot be defined in words and can only be experienced from the heart.
Stating that the purity of the river Ganga is a common heritage, PM Modi said our forefathers have given us a precious heritage and it is our destiny to hand over this heritage to future generations in the same condition and with the same purity.
Projects worth Rs 2,700 pertaining to the development of sewerage infrastructure in the river Ganga basin were approved in the latest National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) meeting.
The first batch of delegates who came to Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi from Tamil Nadu to attend the 'Kashi Tamil Sangamam' visited ghats of the holy river Ganga, Kashi Vishwanath temple, Tathagat Ghat and Mulgandha Kuti Vihar at Sarnath and the exhibition sites located at the sprawling Banaras H