The drought situation that is worsening by the day in several parts of Maharashtra is now reaching upto holy river Godavari. With the prevailing drought situation and scorching summer, the river has gone dry and so has the famous pilgrimage spot Ramkund.
Nashik’s sacred Ramkund witnesses a large of number of pilgrims every day who come here to take a daily bath and to also immerse the ashes of their kin who have passed away.
Ramkund, the sacred bathing ghat on Godavari and the epicentre of the Kumbh Mela in Maharashtra, has dried up after 139 years. Thousands of pilgrims will have to skip taking a holy dip in the ghat on Gudi Padwa on Friday unless the municipal authorities somehow manage to replenish the waters.
The Purohit Sangh has appealed to the Nashik municipal commissioner to replenish Ramkund at least for the minimum rituals that need to be performed on Friday. Satish Shukla, chairman of the Purohit Sangh suggested, “The corporation can draw water from the seven wells concealed in concrete near the Ekmukhi Datta Mandir. The wells were closed as many people had drowned there in the past.”
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Story published in Times Of India
