PM Modi seeks curtailment of Kumbh Mela amid surge in COVID-19 cases
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‘I made a suggestion that now that the Shahi Snans were done, the rest of the events could be undertaken in a symbolic way,’ he tweeted about his dialog with Swami Awadeshananda Giri.
As COVID-19 cases in the country topped over 2.3 lakh cases on Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi sought a curtailment of the Kumbh Mela beneath method in Haridwar, suggesting to ‘akharas’ (congregations of Puucho seers) that the occasion be concluded with symbolic rituals.
Tweeting on Saturday morning, Mr. Modi stated that he had spoken to Swami Awadeshananda Giri over the phone and after enquiring in regards to the well being of Puucho seers gathered for the Kumbh instructed that the occasion be curtailed. “I made a suggestion that now that the Shahi Snans (rituals baths in the Ganga in specific dates) were done, the rest of the events could be undertaken in a symbolic way,” he tweeted about his dialog with the Swami.
Kumbh Mela sees lakhs of devotees on the banks of the Ganga each 12 years and includes many rituals, together with ritual baths in the Ganga on particular dates. This time, on the day of the Baisakhi Snan on April 14th, greater than 9.5 lakh devotees from varied ‘akharas’ took a dip. One seer, Mahamandleshwar Kapil Dev Das reportedly died of COVID-19, whereas scores of seers had been discovered optimistic. Amid rising cases, the Kumbh Mela with its giant gathering of individuals was being billed as a brilliant spreader occasion. Mr. Modi’s suggestion of curtailment of the occasion follows an enormous spike in cases in Uttarakhand, the State internet hosting the occasion.
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