Devotees take holy dip in river Ganga on ‘Nirjala Ekadashi’

Jun 21, 2021

Varanasi (UP), June 21(ANI): On June 21, devotees in Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi took holy dip in river Ganga on the occasion of ‘Nirjala Ekadashi’. People were violating the COVID-19 protocols and social distancing. As per beliefs, it is considered to be the most austere and the most sacred of all 24 ‘Ekadashis’. It derived its name from the ‘water-less’ (Nir-jala) fast observed on this day.