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2021 Kumbh Mela. The 2021 Haridwar Kumbh Mela was held during the COVID pandemic, leading to concerns that large crowds would contribute to the rise in COVID cases, making it a super spreader event. The government refused to cancel or cut short the event.
Apr 13, 2021 · CNN — Hindu devotees packed the streets of Haridwar, in northern India, on Monday for the largest religious pilgrimage on Earth, in scenes that defied social distancing rules just as Covid-19...
Jan 12, 2021 · The important bathing dates for Kumbh Mela 2021: * January 14, 2021: Makar Sankranti * February 11, 2021: Mauni Amavasya * February 16, 2021: Basant Panchami * February 27, 2021: Maghi Poornima * March 11, 2021: Maha Shivratri (first shahi snan — royal bath) * April 12, 2021: Somwati Amavasya (second shahi snan)
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Apr 12, 2021 · 12 April 2021. Haridwar: Crowds surging at India's Kumbh Mela amid Covid wave. Several million Hindus have gathered to take a dip in the Ganges river as a deadly second Covid-19 wave...
Feb 18, 2021 · Feb 18, 2021. --- ENDS ---. Haridwar Kumbh Mela 2021 will be shorter than usual this year due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic situation. Check the dates, registration details, do’s and don’ts, guidelines, and other important details of Kumbh Mela 2021.
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Mar 7, 2022 · Sat 29 May 2021 20.00 EDT. On 12 April, as India registered another 169,000 new Covid-19 cases to overtake Brazil as the second-worst hit country, three million people gathered on the shores of...
Jan 13, 2021 · The Kumbh Mela is all set to take place in Haridwar, Uttar Pradesh from 14 January to 27 April, albeit with a slew of restrictions. Haridwar's Kumbh Mela 2021: the rules. This year, pilgrims can't take a dip in the Ganga on the four shahi snan dates like they used to.
