Today all the devotees of Makar Sankranti took a bath in the Ganges. (file photo)
Varanasi:
On the signs of Makar Sankranti (Makar Sankranti), people in all the rivers of the country are doing charity since morning after bathing and meditation. Sun has entered Capricorn today. Bandha, all the auspicious works have started from today. Today is the first day of Paush Purnima Kalpvas at Magh Mela in Allahabad (Allahabad). Devotees thronged the Dashashwamedh Ghat in Banaras on Makar Sankranti. At Gangasagar in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district, devotees and pilgrims took a holy dip in the Ganga on Sunday.
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Watch pilgrims and saints braving the bitter cold and praying with folded hands in the icy waters of the Ganges. He has also kept a tight guard at the fair ground in South 24 Parganas district.
According to sources, the Indian Coast Guard is working closely with the National Disaster Response Force (ND Chhalaang), State Disaster Response Force (SD Preference) and district administration to provide security to the pilgrims. In the event of an incident, they can be collected at short notice. Makar Sankranti is considered one of the most auspicious times in the year, marking the transition of the Sun from Dakshinayan to Uttarayan.
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