Dehra Dun, Apr 14 (PTI) Nearly 10 lakh devotees today took holy dip in the river Ganga in twin towns of Haridwar and Rishikesh on the occasion of Baisakhi. "On the second day of Baisakhi, nearly 10 lakh pilgrims from different states took dip in the river Ganga," Haridwar DIG Sanjay Gunjyal said. Nearly 2.5 lakh devotees had taken bath in the river yesterday. Elaborate security arrangements has been put in place in the ghats, he said. People from Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and Himachal Pradesh have converged in Haridwar and Rishikesh for taking holy dip in river Ganges.
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