Scores of devotees took a holy dip in the Ganga at Har ki Pairi and other ghats on Kartik Purnima on Tuesday. A ritual bath on Kartik Pu♉rnima is considered sacred as Lord Vishnu is believed to have been born on this day, said astrologer Pandit Manoj Tripathi.
Coinciding with t﷽he year's last lunar eclipse, the day assumes even greater significance, he said. The devotees converged in large numbers on the ghats from the early hours for a purifying dip in the hope of attaining 'moksha' (salvation). Several devotees have been staying in Haridwar throughout Kartik for a daily dip.
(With PTI inputs)
