Somvati Amavasya 2021: Lakhs At Haridwar Mahakumbh Amid Covid. Video Here

Somvati Amavasya 2021: Today is Somvati Amavasya. It is one of the main bathing dates (Shahi Snan) at the Haridwar Mahakumbh. Here are all the details of Somvati Amavasya

Today is Somvati Amavasya. It is a most auspicious day in the Hindu calendar. At the Mahakumbh going on at Haridwar, lakhs of devotees have gathered at Har Ki Pauri Ghat, since daybreak, to offer prayers to the Sun god and take a holy dip. Amid the surge in Covid-19 infections, there are a number of restrictions in place. According to the police, pilgrims have been allowed at the ghats till 7 am and after that the area has been reserved for the akharas. Somvati Amavasya is the second Shahi Snan day ay the Kumbh. #WATCH | People take a holy dip in Ganga river at Har Ki Pauri in Haridwar, Uttarakhand. pic.twitter.com/xgnAbc9hAW #WATCH Devotees in large numbers gathered at Har ki Pauri today ahead of Ganga aarti, in Haridwar'Shahi Snan' scheduled to be held on 12th and 14th April during Haridwar Kumbh#Uttarakhandpic.twitter.com/wYcSgh4Nhu "We are continuously appealing to people to follow Covid appropriate behaviour. But due to the huge crowd, it is practically not possible to issue challans today. It is very difficult to ensure social distancing at ghats," Kumbh Mela IG Sanjay Gunjyal told news agency ANI, adding that "A stampede-like situation may arise if we would try to enforce social distancing at ghats...".