Akhilesh Yadav Takes Holy Dip In Ganga On Makar Sankranti

Lucknow:

Samajwadi get together chief Akhilesh Yadav took a dip within the Ganga river in Haridwar on the event of Makar Sankranti on Tuesday.

“Taking Maa Ganga’s blessing on Makar Sankranti pageant,” he mentioned in a publish on social media platform X and connected with it footage of him taking a dip within the river.

मकर संक्रांति के पावन पर्व पर लिया माँ गंगा का आशीर्वाद। pic.twitter.com/Rx1ZRHsH7m

— Akhilesh Yadav (@yadavakhilesh) January 14, 2025

Although the previous Uttar Pradesh chief minister didn’t disclose the situation, get together sources mentioned he took the dip in Haridwar.

Requested whether or not he can be visiting the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj, Mr Yadav on Sunday mentioned he had visited the non secular congregation at all times.

“Some individuals go to wash in Ganga to achieve ‘punya’ (advantage), some individuals go to offer ‘daan’ (donate) and a few individuals go to scrub away their sins. We’ll go for ‘punya’ and for ‘daan,'” he had informed reporters.

In 2019, Mr Yadav had taken a shower in Prayagraj throughout Ardha Kumbh.

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