lakhs of pilgrims took holy dip in the Ganga at Har Ki Pauri on Thursday to mark the Baisakhi festival.
As per the lunar calendar, the period of merit would continue till Friday morning. Discourses on the epic Ramayana continued as part of the Baisakhi celebration which started from Hanuman Jayanti on Tuesday.
The temples and ashrams are over-brimming with the devotees thronging from all parts of the country. The religious discourses continuing for the whole day, the holy city assumed a festive look.
Since early morning on Thursday, the streams of devotees were found approaching Hark Ki Pauri to take the dip. The same was witnessed on other ghats too stretching along the Ganga.
A pilgrim Shivani Singh from Punjab said, “I visit Har Ki Pauri once a year and this has been continuing for several years. The day marking the heralding of the new year, what can be better than starting things anew through a dip in holy Ganga on this auspicious dayIJ she said.