Pilgrims take holy dip in Kshipra river

Ujjain, MP, Mar 19 (UNI) Thousands of pilgrims took dip in the holy river Kshipra here on the first day of Vikram Sanwant and on the occasion of Somwati Amawasya and solar eclipse today.

Usually, every year people from various parts of the country reach the town a day earlier to take holy dip in the river. But today, lesser number of people turned out because of the solar eclipse.

After the eclipse was over, people from nearby villages thronged the town in large numbers and visited temples besides taking holy dip in the Kshipra river.

Meanwhile, several people gathered at the Ramghat on the banks of Kshipra river on the occasion of the first day of the Navsanvatsar to offer oblation to the Sun. However, the ritual was performed after the eclipse.

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