Prayagraj, Jan. 29 -- As the Amrit Snan began after a brief halt due to a stampede-like situation, the Akhadas took a holy dip at Triveni Sangam with their deities for the Amrit Snan on the occasion of Mauni Amavasya, which is also the day of the Second Shahi Snan.

President of Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad, Mahant Ravindra Puri, on his way to Snagam, said that Akhara members will vacate the ghats very quickly so that all the devotees who have come here are able to take a holy dip.

"We are going for Amrit Snan and thousands of saints and Nagas are coming with me... We will vacate the ghats very quickly so that all the devotees who have come here are able to take a holy dip," Ravindra Puri told ANI.

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