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Devotees take holy dip on Paush Purnima in Varanasi

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Devotees take holy dip on Paush Purnima in Varanasi

Devotees take holy dip on Paush Purnima in Varanasi

Several devotees offered prayers and took a holy dip in Ganga River in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi on the occasion of Paush Purnima, considered as one of the most auspicious days in the Hindu calendar.

Paush Purnima falls on the full moon day of the Paush month of the Hindu calendar.


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