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Maha Kumbh: Devotees take first ‘Amrit Snan’ every so often of Makar Sankranti
Tens of 1000’s of pilgrims took the primary “Amrit Snan”—previously often known as Shahi Snan (royal tub)—in freezing waters on the confluence or Sangam of the Ganga, Yamuna, and the legendary Saraswati rivers on the event of Makar Sankranti, which is devoted to the Solar God and marks the start of the harvest season, at…