More than 4 lakh devotees have taken a holy dip in the Ganga here till Tuesday evening on the occasion of Mahashivratri, an official said.
A large number of Shiva devotees are doing 'abhishekham' with water and milk since morning at the Nagvasuki temple in Daraganj and the Mankameshwar temple on the banks of the Yamuna, an official of the Magh Mela Authority said.
The administration has arranged six ghats for the bathers on Mahashivratri, the last bathing festival of Magh Mela, he said.
As devotees thronged to the Shiva temples on the occasion, necessary facilities have been ensured around Someshwar Mahadev, Mankameshwar and Nag Vasuki temples and proper parking arrangements have also been made, the official said.
He said that apart from this, about 650 toilets have also been arranged in the Mela area. In the places where toilets are not available, arrangements have been made for mobile toilets of the Municipal Corporation.
Three first aid centres and a hospital is also operational in the Mela area, he added.
(This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
Soon, Face Recognition Cameras At Prayagraj Railway Station For Mahakumbh Sex Racket Operating Under Guise Of Spa Centres Busted In UP, 20 Arrested Video: Train Halts For Man Sleeping Under Umbrella On Railway Track In UP Justice DY Chandrachud's Final Message As Chief Justice Of India Elon Musk Replies To 'We Need Your Help Removing Trudeau' Post DY Chandrachud's Last Working Day: What Do Chief Justices Do After Term Ends To Curb Deaths, Tamil Nadu Declares Snakebite A Notifiable Disease With YouTube As Guide, UP Men Printed Rs 500 Notes On Rs 10 Stamp Paper NHIDCL Partners With AICTE To Launch Internship Programme For Students Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.