Uttarakhand / Haridwar : Ban on bathing in Ganga at Har Ki Pauri on the occasion of Makar Sankranti
Today is the festival of Makar Sankranti, on this occasion the holy bath to be held in Haridwar, this time due to corona infection has been banned by the police administration. A large number of police forces have been deployed in Har Ki Pauri area. The entire Har Ki Paidi area has been sealed. Not a single devotee is visible at Har Ki Paidi area. You must have never seen such a sight at Har Ki Pauri. Talking about the last baths of Makar Sankranti, at this time lakhs of devotees from all over the country used to take bath in the Ganges. Makar Sankranti festival has great importance since Mahabharata period. On this day, bathing in the Ganges and donating khichdi of black lentils is said to be of great importance. But this time due to corona infection, there is a ban on bathing. The police is sending back the devotees coming from outside the border itself.
