04
February
In Pics; A Glimpse of Beautiful Kumbh
Over 12 crore devotees are at the Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj for the second ‘Shahi Snan’ or auspicious dip on ‘Mauni Amavasya’. Traditionally, Yesterday is the most significant of all the scared bathing days at the Kumbh. The crowd had been increased hour by hour.
Today is ‘Mauni Amavasya’, which is a new moon day in the Hindu calendar of Magha month. And it assumes greater significance if it falls on a Monday, which is the case this year. It is believed that on this day, sage Rishabh Dev broke his long vow of silence and bathed in the holy waters.
