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Devotees gather for holy dip in Baitarani river
The Statesman Bhubaneswar
|March 28, 2025
Thousands of devotees from the state and beyond took a holy dip in river Baitarani at Dasaswamedh ghat here and offered prayers to their ancestors as part of the Baruni Snana on Thursday.
STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE JAJPUR, 27 MARCH:
This story is from the March 28, 2025 edition of The Statesman Bhubaneswar.
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