Maha Kumbh: Over 50 lakh Nepali devotees take holy dip in Sangam

MAHAKUMBH NAGAR (UP): Over 50 lakh devotees from Maa Janaki’s birthplace Nepal have taken a holy dip in the sacred waters of the Triveni Sangam at the ongoing Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj, an official statement said.

The Maha Kumbh celebrations have sparked immense enthusiasm in Nepal with devotees from the neighbouring country bringing holy ‘akshat’ (rice) and other sacred offerings from Janakpur, Maa Sita’s birthplace and the in-laws’ place of Lord Ram, to present to Bade Hanuman Ji, it said.

At the same time, they are carrying back Ganga water and soil from Sangam, which they consider an invaluable spiritual heritage.

Source: PTI News

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