New Delhi, May 15 -- Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Wednesday announced the commencement of the Pushkar Kumbh in Uttarakhand after 12 years.

Taking to social media X, Dhami wrote that Pushkar Kumbh started after 12 years in Mana-- India's first village near the Badrinath Dham.

He further stated that the festival was taking place at the holy confluence of the Alaknanda and Saraswati rivers was a living example of the divinity of eternal traditions.

"Pushkar Kumbh has started after 12 years in Mana, India's first village near Shri Badrinath Dham. This great festival of faith at the holy confluence of Alaknanda and Saraswati rivers is a living example of the divinity of our eternal traditions," the post read.

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