Prayagraj, July 6 -- A large number of devotees took a holy dip at the sacred Triveni Sangam--the confluence of the Ganga, Yamuna, and the invisible Saraswati river on the auspicious occasion of Devshayani Ekadashi on Sunday morning.

A devotee said, "This is the Sangam ghat of Prayagraj. Today is Ekadashi, so we have come to take a holy dip."

Another devotee said that today is Ekadashi, so we have come to take the blessings of the River Ganga.

An elderly man said that this is a big festival for Prayagraj. "The saints perform Chaumasa, that is, they stay at one place and worship god during this period. Today, according to rituals, Lord Vishnu sleeps for 4 months, and marriages are stopped during this period. And when God wakes up after ...