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On Kartik Purnima, thousands take holy dip

Lucknow: A large number of devotees converged on the pilgrim towns of Allahabad, Varanasi and Ayodhya Thursday for a holy dip in the Ganges and other rivers on Kartik Purnima, considered auspicious by Hindus to worship Lord Shiva.

Image: Devotees take a holy dip during Dev Deepawali festival on the banks of the River Ganges in Varanasi, on Thursday, November10, 2011.

Text: IANS

Images: AP/PTI



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