Prasagraj: Under the shadow of Covid-19, around 10.5 lakh worshipers took holy swimming on two days of Sankranti Makaran during the first Magh Mela first Snan.
Of these, around 6.5 lakh had taken holy sauce on Friday while around 4 lakh arrived in the Mela area on Saturday.
Swollen 2.25 lakhs has taken holy sauce at 12 noon.
The numbers increase to 3 lakh 14:00.
At the end of the day, a total of about 4 lakh people had taken holy sauces in the different Ghats Magh Mela area.
As a festival divided for two days, a large number of worshipers had taken holy sauce on Friday itself.
However, according to the calculation of Hindu astrology, because the sun rises Saturday is under Shubh Muhurat (favorable time) Sankranti, all the forecasters, their students and a large number of worshipers take holy sauce on Saturday.
The Religious Congregation of 47 Days Mela-2022 Magh officially began with the first official San Sankranti Makar in Sangam Ghats in Prayagraj on Friday where more than 10.5 sacred worshipers have taken holy sauce.
However, the same number of worshipers arrived at Ghats of River Ganga and Sangam, on Saturdays too.
“About 2.25 lakh swelling has taken holy sauce at 12 noon and at the end of the day around 4 Lakh pilgrims took holy sauce without the incident reported from one of the five and a broad sub-sector of Mela region,” said Mela Adhikari, Shesh Mani Pandey.devotees has begun to arrive in large quantities from Thursday and continue to come throughout Friday and Saturday.
Opposing cold coldness and overcoming the fear of Covid-19, the worshipers arrived from various state districts and neighboring countries as well as Railways and Up State Roadways Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) has made various settings for worshipers.
Every effort and repeat the appeal to pilgrims to observe social breaks and use facial masks to prevent the spread of the norm set.
However, a little pilgrims this time made it easier for the situation rather like the pilgrimage scene that used to take Shoulder-to-Shoulder on Ghats bathing was unusual.
To examine the spread of Coronavirus in the Mela area, the authorities continued to announce the importance of wearing a mask.
“On the second day of the Holy Shower at the Sankranti Makar Festival, around 1,25,000 masks were distributed in the Mela area by 12 noon.
Of these, around 55,000 masks were distributed in the nose Sangam itself.
Even though around 25 Covid assistance tables were arranged in the Mela region, Awareness is spreading about the compliance of the Covid protocol and people are given assistance according to their needs, “said Mela Adhikari.
San Sankranti Snan was the second most important SNAN during Majh Mela after Mauni Amasascaya which fell on February 1 this year.
Magh Mela will end with Maha Shivratri Snan (Bathing) in March.
This time, the announcement to follow the Covid-19 protocol dominated the sound of Bhajan and Kirtans.
At 16 odd entry points, pilgrims were permitted in the Mela area only after thermal scanning.
Prayagraj Division Commissioner Sanjay Goyal and other officers personally appealed to pilgrims to empty Ghats immediately after taking a crowd to prevent crowding.