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    ‘Map of Memories’: Experimental poems resonate with the poet’s identity as migrant, scholar, thinker

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Watch: Smaller number of devotees at final holy dip at Kumbh Mela, still flouting Covid norms

The crowd at Hardwar was sparse one but unmasked and not always physically distanced.

Scroll Staff
Apr 28, 2021 · 09:00 am
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The last 'shahi snan' at the Kumbh Mela in Haridwar was a subdued affair with seers keeping the ritual symbolic in view of a surge in #COVID19 cases.

PM Narendra Modi on April 17 had appealed to sadhus to observe the remaining duration of the Kumbh only in a "symbolic" manner. pic.twitter.com/vC0XOSpFLV

— Hindustan Times (@htTweets) April 27, 2021

Niranjani Akhada participated with 27 saints only for Shahi Snan (HOLY DIP) keeping up the holiness & sacredness of rich Hindu Custom#Haridwar_kumbh_27_4_2021 following law of Land with Strict Social Distancing & Masks pic.twitter.com/RU6eSo66eY

— sumitsuri (@sonusuri3) April 27, 2021

Uttarakhand: People take holy dip in river Ganga in Haridwar on Chitra Purnima today. The last 'shahi snan' of #KumbhMela2021 is taking place today. pic.twitter.com/rnF0UN8mU0

— ANI (@ANI) April 27, 2021
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