Thousands of pilgrims take holy dip at Gangasagar on Makar Sankranti

Image Source : ANI Thousands of pilgrims take holy dip at Gangasagar on Makar Sankranti
Thousands of pilgrims took the holy dip on Makar Sankranti on the confluence of the Ganga and the Bay of Bengal, and supplied prayers on the Kapil Muni temple right here on Thursday.

The pilgrimage is happening amid strict COVID-19 well being security protocols and a lot of volunteers and police personnel have been deployed to make sure individuals observe the rules, officers stated.

Kolkata: Devotees carry out rituals and take holy dip in Hoogly river on the event of Makar Sankranti right now. #WestBengal pic.twitter.com/CYnhQzn1zH— ANI (@ANI) January 14, 2021

Braving chilly and fog, pilgrims from completely different components of the nation got here out of their camps early within the morning to take the holy dip on the confluence. However, officers stated that this time, a lesser variety of pilgrims have come to Gangasagar because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The timings of the holy dip this 12 months is from 6.02 am on Thursday to six.02 am on Friday, in line with the Hindu calender.

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday had allowed the Gangasagar Mela to be held this 12 months whereas asking the West Bengal authorities to pursue pilgrims to go for ‘e-snan’ (e-bathing) to keep away from crowding for the holy dip in view of the pandemic.

The Director of Health Services of the state authorities has in a report back to the excessive court docket stated that the chance of COVID-19 transmission via bathing in flowing water like in a river or saline water in sea is extraordinarily low. It was additionally acknowledged within the report that as a measure of precaution, pilgrims are allowed to go for a dip in a staggered method sustaining secure distance between each other.
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