New Delhi, Feb. 27 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday sought forgiveness for any shortcomings found in the Maha Kumbh. Taking to his blog, PM Modi said if the administration has fallen short in serving the Goddess and her devotees, then he apologizes to them.

"I know, organising such a huge event was not easy. I pray to Maa Ganga... Maa Yamuna... Maa Saraswati... O Maa, if we have fallen short in our worship, please forgive us. If we have fallen short in serving the devotees, who are God to me, I seek forgiveness from the people as well," PM Modi wrote in the blog in Hindi.

He also said that his resolve regarding the purity and cleanliness of rivers has strengthened. "When I went to Kashi for the elections, my inner feelings we...