Ace Sprinter Hima Das Takes Dip In Ganga At Maha Kumbh | Athletics Information

Star sprinter Hima Das, who’s gearing up for the brand new season after serving a 16-month suspension for a whereabouts failure, visited the Maha Kumbh and took a dip within the Holy Ganga, her religious guru has mentioned. The 2018 Asian Video games gold-medallist, who hails from a distant village of Dhing in Assam and is nicknamed the ‘Dhing Specific’, got here right here alongside together with her associates after taking blessings from her guru Keshav Das Ji Maharaj. Maharaj is affiliated with the Nirmohi Akhara. “When Hima discovered concerning the Northeast camp (on the Maha Kumbh), she could not resist visiting. Hima got here together with her associates, took a dip within the Ganga, and left on Sunday,” Maharaj instructed PTI.

“She was very excited concerning the expertise and got here to see the Naamghar (a standard Assamese prayer corridor). Her go to to the honest was a pleasant one,” he added.

The Naamghar consists of a ‘Manikut’ (inside sanctum), a ‘Kirtan Ghar’ (prayer corridor), and a ‘Rangali Suha’ (entrance gate). The Manikut homes an idol of Lord Narayan or Bhagavata texts.

The 25-year-old Hima’s suspension interval ran from July 22, 2023 to November 21, 2024 after she didn’t make herself accessible for stipulated out-of-competition dope assessments.

In 2018, Hima had change into the primary Indian to win a observe gold at a world occasion when she completed on prime within the 400m ultimate of the world under-20 championships.

She can also be serving as a DSP in Assam Police.

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