Lakhs of devotees took a holy dip in the Narmada, Shipra and other prominent rivers in Madhya Pradesh on the occasion of Mauni Amavasya on Wednesday.
The number of devotees is comparatively less this year, as several people have gone to Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh for holy bath in the river Ganga during the ongoing Maha Kumbh.
The Triveni Sangam -- confluence of Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati -- is considered the holiest by Hindus, with a belief that taking a dip in it during Maha Kumbh and particularly on special bathing dates like Mauni Amavasya washes away people's sins an and provides them 'Moksha' or solvation.