Puri (Odisha) [India], June 24 (ANI): As Odisha prepares for the Snana Purnima at Jagannath temple, a youth from Puri, Biswajit Nayak made a miniature statue of the 'Gajanana Besha of Lord Jagannath', using 1475 ice cream sticks.
Puri (Odisha) [India], June 24 (ANI): The Jagannath temple in Odisha's Puri was illuminated on Wednesday evening ahead of the Snana Purnima. The gates of the 11th century temple will open on June 25 after several weeks of closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Haridwar (Uttarakhand) [India], June 19 (ANI): The Ganga Snan scheduled on June 20 on the occasion of Ganga Dussehra in Haridwar has been cancelled for devotees due to the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic, the Haridwar Police said on Friday.
New Delhi [India], June 15 (ANI): The Kumbh Mela held in April this year witnessed thousands of devotees taking a dip in the river to mark the "Shahi snan" thereby flouting COVID-19 norms. Upon being questioned on fake COVID reports issued by private labs during Kumbh Mela, the Joint Heal
Haridwar (Uttarakhand) [India], April 27 (ANI): A large number of people took a holy dip in the Ganga river on the occasion of Chitra Purnima in the ongoing Kumbh Mela in Haridwar on Tuesday.
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], April 15 (ANI): With the completion of the 'Shahi snan' in the Haridwar Kumbh mela, 50 per cent of the police force deployed at the mela has been withdrawn, Uttarakhand's Director General of Police (DGP) informed.
Haridwar (Uttarakhand) [India], April 15 (ANI): All 13 akharas took a holy dip at river Ganga on the occasion of 'Baisakhi Shahi Snan' during Kumbh, the first achievement since 1974, the Kumbh Mela Inspector General (IG) Sanjay Gunjyal said on Wednesday.
Haridwar (Uttarakhand) [India], April 14 (ANI): Amid the continous spike in COVID-19 cases, around 6 lakh devotees have arrived in Haridwar for Baisakhi snan, which is considered to be biggest of all four shahi snan and 11 snan of Kumbh combined.
Haridwar (Uttarakhand) [India], April 14 (ANI): Amid the surge of COVID-19 cases across the country, devotees took a holy dip at the Har Ki Pauri ghat in Uttarakhand's Haridwar on the occasion of the third 'shahi snan' in Kumbh on Wednesday.
Haridwar (Uttarakhand) [India], April 12 (ANI): A total of 31 lakh devotees took a holy dip on the occasion of the second 'Shahi Snan' at the Har Ki Pauri till six pm on Monday during the ongoing Kumbh Mela amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Haridwar (Uttarakhand) [India], April 12 (ANI): As lakhs of devotees on Monday took a holy dip in Ganga at the Har Ki Pauri in Haridwar on the second 'Shahi Snan' (royal bath) during the ongoing Kumbh Mela, Uttarakhand DGP Ashok Kumar said a gap of half an hour is being observed between the
Haridwar (Uttarakhand) [India], April 12 (ANI): With the chants of 'Har Har Mahadev' and 'Ganga maiya ki jai', sadhus of various akharas on Monday took a holy dip in River Ganga at Har Ki Pauri in Uttarakhand's Haridwar on the occasion of the second 'shahi snan' during Kumbh.