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Yati Narsinghanand Leads 10-Day Ritual for 'Destruction of Islamic Jihadis' In Haridwar

Seers in Haridwar initiated a Mahayagya on Thursday at the Bhairav Ghat of Shri Panchdashanam Juna Akhara, seeking the "destruction of Islamic Jihadis". The ritual dedicated to 'Mother Goddes Bagalamukhi' is being headed by Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati, the controversial priest of Dasna Temple and Mahamandaleshwar of Juna Akhara, who is frequently in the news for his inflammatory speeches against Muslims, …

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday the ongoing Kumbh in Haridwar should now have symbolic participation due to the COVID-19 crisis. Amid rising coronavirus cases in the country, thousands of saffron-clad seers and ash-smeared Nagas flouted COVID-19 norms and converged at Har Ki Pairi for a holy dip in the Ganga during the second royal bath of the Kumbh …

Mahant Ravindra Puri, secretary of the Niranjani Akhara, tested positive for Covid-19 on Friday at the ongoing Haridwar Kumbh Mela. So, for us the Kumbh Mela is over," news agency PTI quoted Niranjani Akhada secretary Ravindra Puri as saying. Meanwhile, seers of other akhadas in Haridwar have demanded an apology from Niranjani Akhada for announcing the "conclusion" of the Kumbh …