The year 2021 was full of events that grabbed a lot of eyeballs. Pegasus spyware to Gen Bipin Rawat’s demise we bring you a national news rewind for the year.
27 December,2021 10:01 PM IST | Mumbai
India's famous religious congregation, the 'Kumbh Mela' is in full swing at Haridwar, Uttarakhand. On April 12, devotees took a holy dip in River Ganga on the occasion of the second 'shahi snan' in Kumbh. However, this is happening at a time when the nation is going through its second peak of COVID-19 which is proving to be much worse than the first. We spoke to a few Mumbaikars to know their opinion on the issue.
14 April,2021 12:00 AM IST | MumbaiMillions of pilgrims from across the country as well as abroad have arrived in Allahabad as the Maha Kumbh Mela gets underway. On Monday thousands of pilgrims took a dip in the holy river Ganga, with up to 100 million more set to do so over the coming days. Video courtesy: NDTV
15 January,2013 02:58 PM ISTActress Shilpa Shetty was at the Kumbh Mela in Allahabad to offer prayers. Video adapted from NDTV
16 January,2013 01:53 PM ISTThousands of devotees took holy dip in Nasik on Tuesday (July 14) as the Kumbh Mela - one of the largest religious congregations on the earth, began today. The Nashik-Trimbakeshwar Simhastha Kumbh Mela was inaugurated by Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in Nashik
14 July,2015 04:44 PM ISTTens of thousands of devout Hindus took a dip in the waters of the river Godavari to cleanse themselves of their sins, marking the first major bath of the Kumbh Mela (pitcher festival) in the Nasik on Wednesday.
26 August,2015 12:46 PM ISTHindu ascetics led thousands of devotees taking a dip in the holy waters of a reservoir on the banks of sacred Godavari River in Nashik city during the third and last royal bath (Shahi Snan) ritual of the Kumbh Mela, or pitcher festival on Friday.
18 September,2015 02:01 PM ISTTens of thousands of ash-smeared Naga (naked) sadhus (holy Hindu men) and elated pilgrims took a dip in the waters of a reservoir on the banks of sacred Godavari river, marking the royal bath (shahi snan) of the Kumbh Mela (pitcher festival) in Nashik city of Maharashtra on Friday.
25 September,2015 12:15 PM ISTHaridwar, Jan 12 (ANI): The Ardh Kumbh Mela 2016 started on Tuesday at Haridwar’s ‘Har ki Pauri’ ghat.
12 January,2016 09:03 PM IST'Simhasth Kumbh Mahaparv' is rejoiced by taking a holy dip in the sacred river Kshipra. Around 5 crore pilgrims from all walks of life are expected to join and take holy dip.
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