Summary
The day also celebrated a snake festival called Nag Panchami.
Police, cameras, and flying drones helped keep the crowd safe.
Key Points
4 points1
Crowds of hundreds of thousands gathered at temples in cities like Varanasi, Ayodhya, and Ujjain.
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Devotees sang chants such as “Har Har Mahadev” and offered water to the deity.
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Security teams worked from midnight and used drone surveillance.
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Boat rides on the river were stopped because the water level was high.
New Words to Learn
14 wordsdevotees
people who love and worship a god
temple
a special building where people pray
Sawan
a holy month in the Hindu calendar
Nag Panchami
a festival that honors snakes
Kanwariyas
people who carry holy river water to the temple
darshan
seeing the statue or picture of a god
Aarti
a prayer with singing and light
Mahadev
another name for the god Shiva
CCTV
cameras that watch places for safety
drone
a small flying robot that can see from the sky
surveillance
watching to keep people safe
Panchamrit
a mixture of five holy foods used in worship
Abhishek
pouring water or milk on a god's statue
Bhasma
sacred ash used in special prayers
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