Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday unfurled the national flag in Lucknow on the 76th Republic Day, paying tribute to India's Constitution and the freedom fighters who shaped the nation.
Vice Chairperson of the Uttar Pradesh Women's Commission and BJP leader Aparna Bisht Yadav participated in the sacred ritual of taking a holy dip at Triveni Sangam, a confluence of three rivers Ganga, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati in Prayagraj.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister's secretary Shailesh Bagoli said that the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) will be implemented in Uttarakhand on January 27, a day before Prime Minister Narendra Modi's arrival in Dehradun.
Adorned with tattoos of "Ram" covering their entire bodies, dressed in white garments, and wearing crowns made of peacock feathers, these followers perform devotional hymns on the banks of the Sangam, eager to immerse themselves in this act of faith.