PM Modi offers prayers at Kumbh mela

February 24, 2019 16:11

Prime Minister Narendra Modi offers prayers at the Kumbh Mela where he will participate in the Swachh Kumbh Swachh Aabhaar event, organised by the ministry of drinking water and sanitation.

He will also distribute the Swachh Kumbh Swachh Aabhaar awards to Safai Karmacharis, Swachhagrahis, police personnel and naviks, another statement said.

The mela draws tens of millions of pilgrims over the course of approximately 48 days to bathe at the sacred confluence of the Ganga, the Yamuna, and the mythical Saraswati river.

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