In India, as the infection of the new coronavirus continues to spread, a Hindu event called "the world's largest religious event" has begun, in which a total of more than 100 million people enter the river to cleanse themselves.
This event, called "Kumbh Mela," is held periodically in four Hindu sanctuaries in India, and is the "world's largest religious event" in which more than 100 million people enter the river to cleanse themselves during the period. It is said that.
This time, it started on the 11th, which is considered a sacred day in Hinduism, in Haridwar, a town in the northern part of the Ganges river basin.
Along the Ganges, saints and a large number of people called Sadhu gathered from early morning, bathing in the water of the river and praying.
A man who took a bath said, "This year I also prayed for the victims of the earthquake in Japan."
In India, the cumulative number of people infected with the new coronavirus has exceeded 11 million, and the number of newly infected people per day has exceeded 20,000 this month, and the infection continues to spread.
The local government has said that the period for this "Kumbh Mela" will be shortened, and is calling on participants to submit a negative PCR test certificate and to take thorough measures against infection.