Drones spray holy water at India’s Hindu festival

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Drones sprayed holy water from the Ganges on thousands of Hindu pilgrims today to reduce crowding during a massive festival being held despite soaring Covid cases in India.

“At the crack of dawn, there was a sea of people,” local official Bankim Hazra told AFP by telephone. An AFP photographer said that there were fewer people than in recent years and that rain put off some pilgrims from making the journey.A police official on duty at the event said that it was “impossible” to enforce Covid restrictions.“They believe that God will save them and bathing at the confluence will cleanse all their sins and even the virus if they are infected.

In New Delhi, all bars, restaurants and private offices are shut and the capital is set to go into its second weekend curfew on Friday night.But in West Bengal state, the Calcutta High Court today allowed the Gangasagar Mela to proceed.

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