Today, tens of thousands of religious Hindus in India are participating in the Magh Mela festival, one of the holiest Hindu rituals despite the massive spread of the Corona virus.
Tens of thousands of Hindus, led by monasteries and ascetics smeared with ash, descended on the icy waters of the sacred Ganges River in northern India on Friday despite a spike in COVID-19 infections in the country.
Hindu visitors gather at the confluence of the Ganges and Yamuna rivers with the legendary Saraswati river in Prayagraj, 200 kilometers northeast of Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh, for the Magh Mela festival.
The Hindus, led by monasteries and ascetics smeared with ashes, descended into the icy waters of the sacred Ganges, a ritual that Hindus believe washes away their sins and frees them from the cycle of death and rebirth.
Millions of Hindus are expected to celebrate the 47-day festival. Many of them would remain on the banks of the Ganges for a month to live an ascetic life, believing that they would be saved.
Corona virus infections are increasing at a record speed across India, as the country recorded more than 264,000 new infections today, but the cases that need treatment in hospitals are still relatively low.
Source: AP
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