Haridwar: As COVID-19 instances within the nation surges, Acharya Mahamandleshwar of Juna Akhara Swami on Saturday stated his Akhara has immersed the deities and so for them the Kumbh Mela has successfully concluded.
Taking to Twitter, Swami Avdheshanand Giri stated the protection of the individuals of the nation is Akhada`s first precedence, and in view of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Juna Akhada is ending the Kumb Mela early.
“The security of the individuals of India is our first precedence. In view of the rising outbreak of the Corona epidemic, we’ve duly immersed all of the deities drawn from Kumbh. This is the formal immersion-competition of Kumbh from Juna Akhada,” he tweeted.
भारत की जनता व उसकी जीवन रक्षा हमारी पहली प्राथमिकता है। #कोरोना महामारी के बढ़ते प्रकोप को देखते हुए हमने विधिवत कुम्भ के आवाहित समस्त देवताओं का विसर्जन कर दिया है। #जूनाअखाड़ा की ओर से यह कुम्भ का विधिवत विसर्जन-समापन है।@narendramodi @AmitShah@ANI @z_achryan @TIRATHSRAWAT pic.twitter.com/rOUaqL1egU
— Swami Avdheshanand (@AvdheshanandG) April 17, 2021
Avdheshanand urged individuals to not come to the Kumbh mela for bathing in giant numbers as a result of COVID-19 scenario and appeled that the COVID-19 guidelines must be adopted by all. Saving one’s and different’s lives is sacred, he stated.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had spoken to Swami Avdheshanand Giri to inquire concerning the well being of the seers who had tetsed constructive of rthe novel coronavirus. PM Modi requested him to maintain the spiritual congregation symbolic as a result of pandemic.
Earlier, Niranjani Akhada had determined to decide out of the Kumbh Mela due to the deteriorating COVID-19 scenario within the state.
“The main Shahi Snan held on the occasion of Mesh Sankranti on April 14 is over. Many in our akhada are showing Covid-19 symptoms. So, for us the Kumbh Mela is over,” Niranjani Akhada secretary Ravindra Puri stated.
At least 175 `sadhus` who attended Kumbh Mela have examined constructive for COVID-19 on Saturday, as per Dr SK Jha, Chief Medical Officer of Haridwar, in accordance with a report by ANI. “So far, 229 sadhus tested positive for the disease,” Jha added.
The period of the Kumbh Mela this yr has been shortened to 30 days this yr as a result of ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
