Reverence for the sacred waters of the Ganga and belief in its power to wash away sins bring millions to India’s Maha Kumbh festival
Ritual bathing at the confluence of large rivers has long held special significance in Hindu rituals. Sangam, where the Ganga ...
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Deconcretise Yamuna on lines of Clean Ganga, NGT tells DDA
to incorporate different levels of deconcretisation in six of its ongoing projects on the Yamuna floodplains, adding that suggestions by the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) will have to be ...
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'Give Proof On Yamuna Poisoning By 8 pm Tomorrow': Poll Panel To AAP Chief
Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal has been asked to furnish proof backing his allegation that the BJP government in Haryana has poisoned the Yamuna water. The Election Commission, which asked ...
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Devotees take holy dip in Ganga at Har Ki Pauri on Basant Panchami
Haridwar: A large number of devotees gathered at Har Ki Pauri in Haridwar to take a holy dip in the Ganga and offer prayers to Maa Saraswati on the occasion of Basant Panchami. The religious city ...
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Kumbh Mela and the four sacred rivers in astrology: The cosmic connection
Each river—Ganga, Yamuna, Saraswati, and Shipra—aligns with specific celestial bodies and influences one's wisdom, emotions, intellect, and physical vitality, respectively, during auspicious ...
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Maha Kumbh: Devotees take first ‘Amrit Snan’ on occasion of Makar Sankranti
The pilgrims took the first bath formerly known as Shahi Snan (royal bath) in freezing waters at the confluence or Sangam of the Ganga, Yamuna, and the mythical Saraswati rivers Tens of thousands ...
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Yamuna water row: Kejriwal demands criminal case against Haryana CM, in letter to EC over 'poisonous' claim
Image Source : VIDEO SCREENGRAB Arvind Kejriwal reaches EC office with Atishi, Bhagwant Mann. Yamuna water poison row: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal, accompanied by Delhi Chief ...
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Akhilesh Yadav Takes Holy Dip In Ganga On Makar Sankranti
Samajwadi party chief Akhilesh Yadav took a dip in the Ganga river in Haridwar on the occasion of Makar Sankranti on Tuesday. "Taking Maa Ganga's blessing on Makar Sankranti festival," he said in ...
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UP Politics: Yogi Takes On The Yamuna Dip Challenge! The 'Ganga-Yamuna' Political Tug-of-War Intensifies From Delhi To UP | ABP News
In the midst of Delhi’s election fever, Akhilesh Yadav has found a political opportunity and thrown a challenge at UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. Akhilesh challenged Yogi to take a dip in the ...
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Maha Kumbh, world's largest sangam of the spiritual, is now in full flow
Over 1 crore devotees congregated at the confluence of Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati for the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj, braving the cold for a holy dip. The spiritual event, including significant ...
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Saffron and salvation: India’s Kumbh Mela mass pilgrimage begins
A Hindu Holy man offers prayers at Juna Akhara at Kumbh Mela festival ahead of the royal bath near the Sangam, the confluence of three of the holiest rivers in Hindu mythology – Ganga ...
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Prayagraj: BJP's Aparna Bisht Yadav takes holy dip at Triveni Sangam
Recently, the Mahakumbh-2025 in Prayagraj has seen an unprecedented influx of devotees, with a massive 10.80 crore plus taking the sacred plunge at the revered Ganga-Yamuna-Saraswati confluence ...