In Pictures: over 16 lakh take holy dip at Kumbh on Makar Sankranti

The moment arrived just before dawn around 5 a.m. when with prayers in their breath, they took the holy dip in the water as cold as ice.

BS Web Team  |  New Delhi 

More than 16 lakh devotees took a holy dip at the Sangam
1 / 8
 

 

Kumbh Mela is held every six years while Maha Kumbh takes place every 12 years
2 / 8
 

 

At the break of dawn, chants of 'Har Har Gange' reached its crescendo
3 / 8
 

 

Sadhus takes holy dip on the auspicious Makar Sankranti day
4 / 8
 

 

Sadhus, mystics evoke curiosity among Kumbh devotees
5 / 8
 

 

Loud religious chantings reverberated through the by-lanes of Prayagraj
6 / 8
 

 

Naga Sadhus take holy dip during the Kumbh Mela
7 / 8
 

 

Kumbh Mela will reach its culmination on March 4, which alo marks the Maha Shivratri
8 / 8
 

 


First Published: Tue, January 15 2019. 17:58 IST