The third ‘Amrit Snan' took place on Monday, February 3, at Maha Kumbh mela in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj, the world's largest religious gathering currently underway. (Deepak Gupta/Hindustan Times)
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The Amrit Snan took place under tight vigil by authorities over crowding as this was the first key bathing ritual after the previous one on January 29, Mauni Amavasya, saw a stampede that killed 30 (UP Information dept)
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Akharas or spiritual sects led the Amrit Snan on Monday on the occasion of Basant Panchami at Triveni Sangam, the confluence of rivers Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati(Deepak Gupta/Hindustan Times)
Till 8 am on Monday, over 62 lakh devotees had taken a dip at the confluence of Ganga, Yamuna and the mystical Saraswati in Prayagraj, according to the government statement on Maha Kumbh.(UP Information dept)
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Shaken by the stampede incident, the Uttar Pradesh government had stepped up its crowd management system, and safety, medical and transport arrangements, with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath directing officials to ensure a "zero-error" Amrit Snan on Basant Panchami.(Deepak Gupta/Hindustan Times)
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Horse Racing - Royal Ascot 2025 - Ascot Racecourse, Ascot, Britain - June 18, 2025 William, Prince of Wales during the royal procession ahead of the day's races REUTERS/Toby Melville
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People watch from a bridge as flames from an Israeli attack rise from Sharan Oil depot, following Israeli strikes on Iran, in Tehran, Iran, June 15, 2025.
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Family members offer prayer next to the bodies of Dilip Patel and his wife Meena Patel, who died in the Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner plane carsh during take-off from an airport, in Ahmedabad
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The Gatwick-bound flight was carrying 242 people, including passengers and crew. Of them, only one person survived. The remaining 241 people lost their lives to the devastating tragedy.
