25,000 devotees, over 1,000 seers mark last shahi snan

Wednesday, 28 April 2021Newsdesk

Three days before the Kumbh Mela in Haridwar comes to an end, around 1,350 seers from various akharas and 25,000 devotees bathed in Brahmkund at Har Ki Pauri during the last shahi snan on Tuesday — nearly 1 per cent of the total attendance expected by the authorities for the shahi snan on April 27.

New Delhi, 28 April 2021

As per news report of indianexpress.com, hours later, the Haridwar district administration announced a ‘corona curfew’ in Haridwar in the evening. It will be effective from April 28 to the morning of May 3. After an appeal by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and amid criticism over violation of Covid protocols at the Mela, the akharas had agreed to mark a symbolic Kumbh Mela to avoid any new coronavirus infections.

Source -indianexpress.com