Braving chilly weather conditions, lakhs of devotees took a holy dip in the Sangam on the auspicious occasion of Makar Sankranti on Sunday amidst tight security.
About 15 to 20 lakh devotees had taken holy bath till Sunday morning, Mela DM Jivesh Nandan said at Allahabad, “He added the bathing was likely to continue till evening and take the figure to more than a crore.”
The ‘Shahi Snan` of the various akharas also started on Sunday amidst stringent security arrangements, he said.
Devotees had started thronging the ghats` of the sangam shortly past midnight for the holy dip, Nandan said.
Bureau Report