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Corona stopped the Ganga bath of devotees, Haridwar-Rishikesh Ghats lying vacant at Makar Sankranti

Prayagraj | Makar Sankranti 2022: Amidst the panic of Corona infection and Omicron variant, today the whole country is celebrating the festival of Makar Sankranti in different ways. Bathing in the Ganges on this holy day has great religious significance. But today Ganga bath has been banned in Haridwar and Rishikesh in view of the danger of corona infection. Taking lessons from the Kumbh Mela, the Uttarakhand government has banned bathing in the Ganges in Haridwar and Rishikesh on the occasion of Makar Sankranti this year. Due to which the devotees have been deprived of the place of Ganga on the holy festival of Makar Sankranti. In such a situation, the Ganga Ghat, which is always full of devotees, is completely empty today.

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Plenty of devotees in Magh fair and Gangasagar fair
Makar Sankranti 2022: However, the arrival of devotees is going on in the Magh Mela of Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh and Gangasagar Fair in West Bengal amid the Corona transition. In such a situation, lakhs of devotees are gathered here. But the corona infection is being caught here by people. Let us tell you that 70 people have been found corona positive in Magh Mela so far. In which a large number of security personnel posted here have also come under the grip of infection.

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Organizing permission can prove fatal
The Kumbh Mela filled during the Corona period may have been completed ahead of time, but the corona infection had spread fiercely in it. In the Kumbh Mela, many big saints got corona infected and many saints also lost their lives. Apart from this, a large number of devotees who reached here were also positive, in such a situation, health experts have warned that allowing religious events in Sagar can prove fatal. It can prove to be a ‘super spreader’.

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