Kumbh: Maha Shivratri in Haridwar

Haridwar: Devotees take part in a procession to mark ‘Maha Shivratri’ during the ongoing religious Kumbh Mela, in Haridwar, Thursday, March 11, 2021. (PTI Photo/Arun Sharma)
Haridwar: Devotees take blessings from a hermit during a procession to mark ‘Maha Shivratri’ during the ongoing religious Kumbh Mela, in Haridwar, Thursday, March 11, 2021. (PTI Photo/Arun Sharma)
Haridwar: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat, in background group centre, with ‘Naga Sadhus’ in front of Ganga river to mark ‘Maha Shivratri’ during the ongoing religious Kumbh Mela, in Haridwar, Thursday, March 11, 2021. (PTI Photo)
Haridwar: ‘Naga Sadhus’ gather to take a holy dip in the waters of Ganga river to mark ‘Maha Shivratri’ during the ongoing religious Kumbh Mela, in Haridwar, Thursday, March 11, 2021. (PTI Photo/Arun Sharma)
Haridwar: ‘Naga Sadhus’ gather to take a holy dip in the waters of Ganga river to mark ‘Maha Shivratri’ during the ongoing religious Kumbh Mela, in Haridwar, Thursday, March 11, 2021. (PTI Photo/Arun Sharma)
Haridwar: Hermits take a holy dip in the waters of Ganga river to mark ‘Maha Shivratri’ during the ongoing religious Kumbh Mela, in Haridwar, Thursday, March 11, 2021. (PTI Photo/Arun Sharma)
Haridwar: ‘Naga Sadhus’ take a holy dip in the waters of River Ganga to mark ‘Maha Shivratri’ during the ongoing religious Kumbh Mela, in Haridwar, Thursday, March 11, 2021. (PTI Photo/Arun Sharma)
Haridwar: Hermits gather to take a holy dip in the waters of Ganga river to mark ‘Maha Shivratri’ during the ongoing religious Kumbh Mela, in Haridwar, Thursday, March 11, 2021. (PTI Photo/Arun Sharma)
Haridwar: A ‘Naga Sadhu’ before taking a holy dip in the waters of Ganga river to mark ‘Maha Shivratri’ during the ongoing religious Kumbh Mela, in Haridwar, Thursday, March 11, 2021. (PTI Photo/Arun Sharma)
Haridwar: Hermits take a holy dip in the waters of River Ganga to mark ‘Maha Shivratri’ during the ongoing religious Kumbh Mela, in Haridwar, Thursday, March 11, 2021. (PTI Photo/Arun Sharma)
Haridwar: Hermits take a holy dip in the waters of River Ganga to mark ‘Maha Shivratri’ during the ongoing religious Kumbh Mela, in Haridwar, Thursday, March 11, 2021. (PTI Photo/Arun Sharma)(PTI03_11_2021_000197A)