On Dussehra, lakhs of devotees took a holy dip in the Yamuna
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On the holy festival of Dussehra in the pilgrimage city of Mathura, a huge crowd of devotees gathered in Braj on Sunday. Lakhs of people took bath in the Yamuna. After this, they visited the deity in the Banke Bihari temple. The police-administration along with the private security personnel of the temple were engaged in crowd management. Meanwhile, a young man drowned after getting into deep water while bathing in the Yamuna. His search is on.
On the holy festival of Ganga Dussehra, lakhs of devotees reached the banks of Yamuna to take bath since morning. After bathing, while doing charity, devotees took darshan of Banke Bihari in Vrindavan. Whereas, in Mathura city, people took darshan of Aaradya at Dwarkadhish Maharaj and at Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi. Here, lakhs of people also reached Barsana to take darshan of Radha-Rani. Here, due to lack of traffic management in Vrindavan, the roads were jammed since morning. Thousands of vehicles got stuck in the jam. People got upset due to being stuck in the jam in the scorching heat.
A young man drowned in Yamuna
A young man who went to bathe at the Yamuna Ghat in Jaisinghpura area of Govind Nagar police station area of the city drowned after going into deep water. 21-year-old Salman son of Qayyum, resident of Jaisinghpura Khadar, Ganesh Tila drowned. Police and divers are searching for him.
kite flying in full swing
Kite flying was also done in full swing in the entire city on Dussehra. People reached Jawahar Park at 6 am for a walk. After this, they practiced yoga. Then kite flying was done in full swing in the joy of the festival. Arrangements for food and drinks were also made here. Women sang songs. This joy continued till 12 noon.