In the early hours of Wednesday, a stampede-like situation erupted at the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, where millions of pilgrims had gathered for the Mauni Amavasya 'Amrit Snan'. At 1 AM ...

Devotees take a holy dip at Sangam ahead of 'Basant Panchami Amrit Snan', during the ongoing ‘Maha Kumbh Mela’ festival in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. Cerdit: PTI Unlike the Mauni Amavasya dip ...

People also perform Snan (bathing) and Daan (charity) to get rid of Pitru Dosha (ancestral affliction). Worshipping ancestors on this Amavasya is believed to bring their blessings. There is some ...